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. RAJAH RAMMOHUN ROY . . 325
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he would present Christianity to his countrymen , he was by a writer in f The Friend of India , ' spoken of as a Heathen , , Under the designation of ' A Friend to Truth / he therefore published an appeal to the Christian public in defence of the ^ Precepts of Jesus / in which he declares , that the expressidnXeniplpyed in the preface should have shown his opponent that the compiler beand
lievedT-not ^ onlynn ^ oTrerG ^^ essence is beyond human comprehension , but in the truths revealed in the Christian system . ' In this 'Appeal / he defends both his compilation , and his motives for publishing it , in a most admirable manner . Dr . Marshman , of the Baptist College , at Serampore , published strictures on these anonymous publications , which occasioned Rammohun Roy to put forth a reply , with his name prefixed : —
' Which is , ' says one eminently qualified to judge , ' distinguished by the closeness of his reasonings , the extent and critical accuracy of his scriptural knowledge , the comprehensiveness of his investigations , the judiciousness of his arrangement , the lucid statement of his own opinions , and the aeuteness and skill with whicfi . Ire "" controverts tne positions of his opponents . '— ' And those who wish to become ' acquainted with the sentiments of this remarkable man , as to his Christian belief generally , and his own opinions respecting God and Christ ,
may be referred with confidence , and in an especial manner , to this second appeal to the ^ Christiani public iii defence , of . the .. .. * . ' Precepts , of Jesus . " The doctrine maintained in it respecting God , is thus stated by himself : — " that the omnipotent God , who is the only proper object of religious veneration , is one and undivided in person ;' that "in reliance on numerous promises found in the sacred writings , we ought to entertain every hope of enjoying the blessings of pardon from the merciful Father , through , repentance , which is declared the only-means
of procuring forgiveness for our failures ; " and that he leads " such as worship him in spirit to righteous conduct , and ultimately to salvation , through his guiding influence which is called the Holy Spirit , " " given as the consequence of their sincere prayer and supplication / 3 And respecting lt Jesus of Nazareth , "he speaks as * ' the Christ of God : " he says he p laces •** implicit confip ^^ ence \ i ^ Jl ^ ' ^ veracity , can . dour » and perfection V he represents him as ' * a Being in whom dwelt all truth , and who was sent with a divine law to guide mankind by his preaching
and example ; " asreceiving from the I * atber , " the commission to come into the world for the salvation of mankind ; " as judging the world by the wisdom of God ; as being ** empowered to perform wonderful works : ' he speaks of his subordinate nature , and of his receiving all the powers which he manifested from the Father ; but also of his being " superior even to the angels in heaven , living fromi therbegiriningof
the world to eternity ; " and of the Father ' s creating " all things by him and for him : " and he dwells with great satisfaction on the contusion to which the instructions of Christ has led him , that the unity existing between the Father and himself , is " a subsisting concord of will and design , such as existed among his apostles , and not identity of being . " " Had not experience ( he concludes ) too clearly proved that such metaphorical expressions , when taken singl y and without
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Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), Nov. 1, 1833, page 325, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2625/page/5/
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