Jesus himself worshiped the Father: Matt. vi. 9, xxvi. 53; 59 Page The first inconsistent with the nature of God 59 The last inconsistent with justice Jesus averse to the death of the cross 42, 44; John xii. 27 60 ib. Matthew xxvi. 37, 39, 42, 43; Mark xiv. 36; Luke xxii. Luke xi. 17, 18; Matt. xxvi. 53, 54, considered ib. 61 The application of the term Saviour to Jesus a supposed proof of the atonement ib. Obadiah 21; Nehemiah ix. 27; 2 Kings xiii. 5, considered 62 ib. Matthew v. 27, 28, 31, 32, 38, 39, 43-45, considered, Genesis xxx. 27; Jeremiah xxvii. 18; Genesis xlviii. 16; Disputes ascribed to the different interpretations of the Dogmas 69 Illiberality in supposing that the primitive Christians shed each other's blood from worldly motives 70 Mosheim's Authority, Vol. I. pp. 419, 420 70, 71 Illiberal remarks may be equally applied to the Apostles and 71 The cause of the final success of Alexandrians (afterwards called the Orthodox) over Arians 72 Violent contentions between Roman Catholics and Protestants Difference between the peculiar Doctrines of the Gospel and the tenet of the existence of God 222 ib. 73 74 Page The miracles quoted by the Reviewer to shew their importance, John x. 37, 38, xiv. 11; Matthew xii. 39; John xx. 29, considered 77 The arguments adduced by the Reviewer in support of Chris- 78 ib. 80 CHAPTER VI. Only one circumstance adduced in support of the Deity of the The association of the name of the Spirit with that of the 81 82 82, 83 The Holy Spirit explained to be the guiding influence of God, 83 84, 85 The bad consequences of supposing the Spirit to be a person The Jews accuse Jesus of employing diabolical influence Matt. xii. 24-37, with context; and Mark iii. 29, 30, explained The Spirit of God was bestowed before the coming of Jesus, Luke i. 15, 41, 67, ii. 25, 26; Mark xii. 36; Matt. xxii. 43; Luke iv. 1 Acts v. 3, 4; John xv. 26, explained The plural number of nouns and pronouns in Hebrew, &c., is often used for for a singular agent or object. Gen. i. 26; Deut. iv. 4; Exod. xxi. 4, 6, 29; Isaiah vi. 8 Page 93-96 The same rule observed in Arabic; of which an example from the Qoran The thrice repeated term "holy" in Isaiah vi. 3, noticed This proved by Acts ii. 22, 32, 36, iii. 22, 23, iv. 12, 26, 27, v. 31, vii. 56, viii. 37, 38, x. 38, 42, xiii. 38, xvii. 3, 26 ib. 97 98 98-100 Extracts from Mosheim, Vol. I. pp. 100, 411, 412, 414, shewing that so late as the year 314, the Deity of the Son was not considered a fundamental article of faith 101, 102 Reason why Trinitarians prevailed at the Council of Nice 103 Another extract from Mosheim, p. 25. Acts xxviii. 6, and xiv. 11, quoted Other extracts from Mosheim, shewing that Polytheism was familiar to the Christian converts of the first ages, (pp. 65, 66) The prevalence of the Trinity attributable only to the prejudices of education 104 104, 105 105 The alleged twofold consciousness of Jesus Christ considered ib. 106 107 ib. The argument drawn from the analogy of the soul, will, and perception, to the Trinity, considered 108 The argument drawn from the analogy of the sun, light, and On the argument which represents Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, as qualities of one Deity 110 The union between Father and Son compared to that between the human soul and body ib. Argument drawn from the alleged resemblance between the term "Son of Man" and "Son of God" On the argument which represents God as a compound sub stance ib. John xvii. 3; 1 Cor. xv. 24, viii. 6; Ephes. ix. 5, 6, quoted 112 |