now received the atonement, or reconci“liation':”—for "God was in Christ, re"conciling the world unto himself, not

imputing their trespasses unto them." Let not our faith be thought to derogate from the honour of God, if we believe and confess, that when "all had sinned, and "come short of the glory of God, they were justified freely by the redemption that is "in Christ Jesus":" nor let it be otherwise than "to the praise of the glory of his

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grace, that he hath made us accepted in "the Beloved, in whom we have redemp"tion through his blood, the forgiveness "of sins, according to the riches of his

grace':" or that those who "were some"time alienated and enemies in their mind

by wicked works, he hath reconciled in "the body of his flesh through death, to "present them holy and unblameable and unreproveable in his sight." The practical conclusion is drawn by the Apostle, and

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s Romans v. 6—1 .
u Romans iii. 23, 24,
* Coloss. i. 21, 22.

t 2 Cor. v. 19.

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Ephes. i. 6, 7,

is certainly not of an immoral tendency : "Having boldness, brethren, to enter into "the holiest by the blood of Jesus, by a

new and living way, which he hath con"secrated for us, through the veil, that is "to say, his flesh; and having an high priest over the house of God; let us draw 66 near with a true heart in full assurance "of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from

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an evil conscience, and our bodies wash"ed with pure water. Let us hold fast the profession of our faith without wavering, (for he is faithful that promised ;) and let us consider one another to provoke unto "love and to good works: not forsaking the

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assembling of ourselves together, as the "manner of some is, but exhorting one an"other: and so much the more, as ye see "the day approaching. For if we sin wilfully "after that we have received the knowledge "of the truth, there remaineth no more sa"crifice for sins, but a certain fearful look"ing for of judgment and fiery indignation, "which shall devour the adversaries "."

y Hebrews x. 19-27.

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5. The Unitarian asserts, that "it is principally, if not solely, upon the employ"ment of" the word Tuyxave, "that the

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strange idea is founded, that Jesus is now

employed in interceding with God for his "saints:" and he is "not aware how this "can be shown to be consistent with the "doctrine, that Jesus made a full satisfac"tion to God for the sins of men." "The perpetual intercession of Christ here

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noted,' says Mr. Lindsey, Seq. p. 88. note, ' may perhaps be the continual ope❝ration and effect of his miracles and doc"trine in the world, by which men are

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brought to believe in God by him, and "to be saved.' Perhaps it may mean," the editors of the Improved Version continue, "that Christ is exerting his powers "in some unknown way for the benefit of

his Church" or, as they express themselves in another passage, with less diffidence, but with equal indecision, the word "no doubt means, that Christ, in his pre"sent exalted state, is in some way or other

Carpenter, p. 201. note.

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employed for the benefit of his Church. "But these passages," those in which the word εvrvyxava occurs, "lay no just founda❝tion for the commonly received opinions "concerning the intercession of Christ;" and give "no countenance to the custom "of offering prayers to God through the in"tercession of Christa." Yet are our custom and our opinions justified by the recorded precept and promise of the Lord himself, that we should ask the Father in his name; by the known prayers and thanksgivings of his Apostles through Jesus Christ; and by the prescription of our duty" to offer up spi"ritual sacrifices, acceptable to God through "Jesus Christ "." He hath entered into the

holy places," to appear in the presence of "God for use;" by virtue of his unchangeable priesthood, "he is able also to save to the " uttermost them that come unto God by "him, seeing he ever liveth to make inter

a Improved Version. Notes on Heb. vii. 25. Romans viii. 34.

b John xiv. 13, 14. xv. 16. xvi. 23. vii. 25.

e Heb. ix. 24.

c Romans i. 8.

d 1 Peter ii. 5. Ephes. v. 20. Heb. xiii. 15.

"cession for them':" for he " died, yea ra“ther, he is risen again, who is even at the

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right hand of God, who also maketh in"tercession for us":" so that "if any man sin, we have an Advocate with the Father, "Jesus Christ the righteous, and he is the "propitiation for our sins h."

There is therefore nothing, which is common to our belief, and that of the Unitarian, concerning the Person and Office of Christ. We believe, what he controverts and denies, that Jesus Christ is our Mediator and Intercessor with the Father; that he is the propitiation for our sins, and that his blood is the price of our redemption; and that he, who for our sakes was born of the Virgin Mary, preexisted from eternity, and was in the beginning with God, and was God. Proceed we to inquire, whether the articles of our faith concerning the Holy Spirit are more reconcileable with that of the Unitarian.

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f Hebrews vii. 25. g Romans'viii. 34. h 1 John ii.