5. The History of Jesus. A correspondent wishes to be informed whether "The History of Jesus, taking the gospel of Mark as the text, and inserting the necessary additions from the other Evangelists" (as suggested by the author of the Queries given 3. Genealogy of Jesus as given by in the Monthly Repository for last Matthew. Those, who have objected to Matthew's Genealogy as being at irreconcileable variance with that of Luke, have grounded their objection to it chiefly on this circumstance, that the father of Joseph is by Matthew called Jacob, whereas by Luke he is called Heli. But is not this Genealogy liable to a much stronger objection, namely, that in Luke (iii. 27.) we read that Salathiel (or, Shealtiel) was the son of Neri; while Matthew tells us that he was the son of Fechonias, in direct contradiction to the declaration of God by Jeremiah (xxii. 30.) that this man, Coniah the son of Jehoiakim, should be written "childless?" In a few words,-if it will not be allowed that the Genealogy in Luke is needless, yet is it not manifest that this of Matthew is altogether inad missible? 4. Biblical Query. What is the proper meaning of Prov. xiv. 24. latter part. "The foolishness of fools is folly?" A Sermon upon this text, was published, perhaps thirty years ago; but the Inquirer cannot cali to mind the name of its author. December, p. 644.) would probably be T. acceptable and useful? 6. The Old Whig." If any reader of the Monthly Repository is in possession of a copy of "The Old Whig," which formerly belonged to the late Rev. M. Townsend, who died a few years ago at Bath; it is requested, that he will examine it to see whether there are (as it is supposed there are) any written notes in it which may discover what papers in that work were contributed by the late Rev. Dr. Chandler, and will give such notes to the public by means of the Monthly Repository. T. 7. Life of Rev. Henry Taylor. J. E. wishes to know whether there be any detailed biographical account of the Rev. Henry Taylor, Rector of Crawley, and Vicar of Portsmouth, in Hants, and author of Ben Mordacai's Apology, and other valuable publications? As a son of Mr. Taylor's, a clergyman, is living, perhaps he might be induced, if there be not, as is supposed, any memoir of his truly excellent father, to lay one before the religious public, through the medium of the Monthly Repository. APOSTOLIC LANGUAGE AND MODERN ORTHODOX LANGUAGE COMPARED. SIR, To the Editor of the Monthly Repository. Palgrave, ous perusal. Their purpose is April 10, 1808. to recommend to Christians to Whether the following observ. reflect, "whether the language ations, which are not new, may which they use and hear on rebe suitable to your publication ligious topics would have been is left to your judgment. I pre- adopted by the first preachers of sume to think them of some im- the religion of Christ." I was portance, and deserving of seri- led to think on this subject by a conversation which I held lately turned by Peter, and for this reason, with a well-disposed person of because he really returned none orthodox sentiments. After quot- such. And I will venture to say, ing this text, 1 Tim. ii. 5, that Peter's answer would not be "There is one God, and one given by our popular ministers, mediator between God and men, and for this reason, because they the man Christ Jesus,” I observed, invariably return very different "you would not, probably, have ones, if they give a true account expressed yourself thus. Would of themselves. No case can be you not have said, The God-man stronger than that of the Jews, Christ Jesus?" He ingenuously become deeply conscious that answered, "I believe I should." they had, by wicked hands, cru On the subject of many Chris- cified the Lord of Glory. None tian doctrines it would be found, could more require an adequate on inquiry, that the language of and sufficient remedy. It is remodern and ancient Christians commended seriously, to minis would be equally different. ters especially, and, under such I. Let it be supposed that the awful circumstances, to ask themJews, pricked to the heart by the selves, "What would Peter have declaration of Peter that "God said on such and such an occa had made that same Jesus, whom sion, and what has he said on a they had crucified, both Lord similar one?" It is recommended, and Christ," in their astonish- also, to Christian people, to ask ment and agony, had put, to themselves "Would the Apostle ministers of the present day, who Peter have spoken thus to me in assume the respectable name of my situation? Did he speak gospel or evangelical ministers, thus to the Jews, self-convicted the question which they so so. of having put to death the Son lemnly asked the apostles. Let of God?" us imagine them asking, Men H. It will be acknowledged, and brethren, what shall we do?" by all serious and reflecting men, What resource have we in so tre- that the right worship of Al. mendous a situation? The ques. mighty God is a most important tion has been asked, if we may concern, whether the object or believe the "Diarics, Minutes," acts of worship be considered. &c. laid before the public by the On this head, let ministers and description of persons to whom people examine well the language I am supposing the application to which they use, and solemnly be made. What would be the reflect on that used by the found. answer? What, in fact, have ers of Christianity. Would they been the answers returned? And adopt the words of Christ, John what is the answer of Peter? iv. 22, 23? Where he says, "Repent, and be baptised every "We know what we worship. of you in [into] the name of The hour cometh (and now is,) Jesus Christ, for the remission of when the true worshippers shall sins, and ye shall receive the gift worship the father-the true of the Holy Ghost." Acts ii. 38. worshippers shall worship him in I will venture to say that modern spirit and in truth." It is preanswers would not have been re- sumed that few would hazard such one language as this with persons words directly opposite to those asking information on the subject of the apostle, if there be oppo of the worship of God. Why sition between the sentiments of will not men ask themselves, Unitarians and Trinitarians. Their "are our language and that of language would doubtless, be, Christ in perfect accordance ?” "Unto us there is but one God, III. All men must allow that the father, son, and holy ghost." eternal life is the great considera. Why do they not compare their tion which renders religion and words with those of the primitive the present life important. To authors, the apostles of Christ? obtain eternal life is of all things At a future time I may call the most desirable. But what lan- attention of your readers to some guage do men hold respecting a other texts of the scriptures which subject of such awful moment? are never brought forward for the Can they freely say with Christ, consideration of Christian people John xvii, 3? And this is by those who are esteemed faitheternal life, that they might know ful ministers of Jesus Christ. thee, (the father,) the only true V. When any part of the New God, and Jesus Christ whom thou Testament has been explained to hast sent." Do they not pro- our hands by the apostles, and nounce as impious those who ac- especially by Jesus Christ, we knowledge the father as the only ought to accept it with all thanktrue God, and Jesus Christ as the fulness, and to adopt it with all sent of God? Do they ever re- readiness of mind. Of this depresent this knowledge as eternal scription is the passage contained life? Let them seriously ask, in John, x. 30. "I and my father "What do we say, and what are one." It is surprising that hath Christ said on this subject these words of Christ could have in an address to his father, before created any dispute, after they whom all reserve was unneces- have been so pointedly interpreted sary?" by himself in opposition to the IV. How seldom shall we find construction put upon them by a man who knows that the New the Jews, the very same with that Testament contains such a text adopted by the majority of moas that in 1 Cor. viii. 6. "Unto dern Christians. They under us there is but one God, the fa- stood Christ as asserting his deity ther. How many ministers have in them. "Thou being a man, allowed this passage to escape makest thyself God," say they. from their lips? Let me ask you, And so say Christians in genefellow Christians, if you have at ral. Our Lord did not immediany time heard it quoted in the ately apprehend the cause of their pulpit? If such concealment is displeasure, and asks if they stonpractised, surely the people have ed him for a good work. When cause to complain. But conceal- they had explained their sense of ment is not all that deserves re- his words, he proceeds without prehension. The majority of delay to justify them, and to corChristian writers, treating such a rect the misconception of his coun subject, would probably, utter trymen. This he effected in two ways. 1st. By shewing that stronger How much should we value language had been used of the such passages, the true meaning prophets in the Jewish scriptures. of which is explained by the auIn those scriptures, "which can. thor of our salvation? Who will not be broken, they to whom the be bold enough to dispute the word of God came were called comment of Jesus Christ? It is Gods" says he, which term he decided by the highest authority had not used. 2ndly. By ex- that the words, "I and my faplaining his own meaning in a far ther are one," mean exactly, different sense from that enter. "I am the son of God." To say tained of his words by the Jews. that they mean that Christ is God He clearly declares that his words is to repeat the contradicted and amounted to an assertion only perverse comment of the Jews, that he was "the son of God." who ever persecuted him, and The argument altogether amounts perverted his words. Compare, to this. "If the prophets were Christians, your words with those called by the exalted name of of the divine oracles, your comGods, why is your anger kindled ments with those of the Jews and against me for using a far less as- the son of God. suming appellation? that of son of God, which is the true interpretation of the words, I and my father are one." Let any man who can, prove that this is not the genuine purport of this part of your's, the scriptures. That the attention of the Christian world may be drawn to an attentive study of the scriptures, a consummation devoutly to be wished, is the humble prayer of PRIMITIVUS. MR. KENTISH ON THE DEATH OF THE REV. JOHN EDWARDS. SIR, To the Editor of the Monthly Repository. Birmingham, this view of the case is correct, October 6, 1808. I have the strongest persuasion which presumptive evidence can give. In consequence of the manner in which the death of the Rev. John Edwards, is noticed in your Hoping that I shall soon be able last number, I think proper to to furnish you with materials for state the simple fact, as I receive drawing a short sketch of my it on the authority of a very re- predecessor's public life, and for spectable correspondent at Exeter, making a tolerably just estimate and after a careful examination of his talents, virtues and princiof his circumstantial narrative of ples, I remain, Sir, the event: Mr. Edwards lost his life, while he was bathing. That Your obedient servant, JOHN KENTISH. BIBLICAL CRITICISM. MR. HOWE, ON THE JUDGMENT OF THE WORLD BY JESUS CHRIST. SIR, To the Editor of the Monthly Repository. Bridport, punishments, nothing more is it March 3, 1808. meant by it, than that the Deity The doctrine of a general re- will judge mankind, according to surrection from the dead and the principles of the gospel. My impartial judgment, when every attention however was peculiarly one, will be treated according to attracted by a novel opinion his real character, though beyond maintained on this subject, by a the powers of the unassisted hu- writer in your Monthly Reposi man intellect to discover, is when tory, for January, 1808, whose revealed, consonant with reason, signature is P. K. He conceives and satisfactorily accounts for that the judgment of the world many of the dispensations of pro- by Jesus Christ, signifies merely vidence in the present state, which the successful spread of the prin would otherwise be involved in ciples of the gospel, (if I do not clouds and darkness. Christianity mistake his meaning); that teaches us, that we are now in commenced at the time, when our the infancy of the first stage of Lord's commission to our world existence, and " a great unbound- was fully established, and the ed prospect lies. before us." We Christian doctrine was first revealcan at present indeed discern but ed to man," and has no reference a little part of that grand and in- whatever, to the final day of ac finitely wise and benevolent scheme counts. Without undertaking to of government, which the succes determine the precise, sense of sion of ages in infinity, will be John, v. 22, 23, and John, xvi. gradually unfolding. S. I propose to quote a few pasWith respect to a future judg- sages which I think plainly and ment, whether the process of it unequivocally refer to a future will be conducted immediately judgment by Jesus Christ. "John by God himself, or through the v. 28, 29. The hour is coming medium of a person appointed when all that are in their graves, and duly qualified by him, for shall hear his voice, the voice of this important office, must be de- the son of man, and come forth, termined by the same divine reve. they that have done good to the lation, which teaches the doctrine resurrection of life, and they that of final retribution. On this have done evil, to the resurrection point it is declared, that God will of condemnation or punishment." judge the world by Jesus Christ. Can this refer merely to the spread Some Christians have supposed, of Christian principles, or to any that though this may refer to the transaction in the present scene of final distribution of rewards and things. "Matthew, xvi. 27. The |