A Reply to the Animadversions on the History of the Corruptions of Christianity: In the Monthly Review for June, 1783; with Additional Observations Relating to the Doctrine of the Primitive Church, Concerning the Person of Christ |
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... John , and therefore other Jewish chriftians in general , was that of the Gnoftics ; and almoft all the eleven different kinds of herefies , enumerated by this writer are probably only different branches of that one great herefy . If ...
... John , and therefore other Jewish chriftians in general , was that of the Gnoftics ; and almoft all the eleven different kinds of herefies , enumerated by this writer are probably only different branches of that one great herefy . If ...
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... John the Evan- gelift , or the wifdom and power of God himfelf . And though this might appear to him as a thing that he could not well under- ftand , he might not think that there was any herefy , or much harm in it . Had he been told ...
... John the Evan- gelift , or the wifdom and power of God himfelf . And though this might appear to him as a thing that he could not well under- ftand , he might not think that there was any herefy , or much harm in it . Had he been told ...
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... John . By his own account , therefore , thefe Uni- tarians , who believed Chrift to be a mere man , were cotemporary with the apostle John ; who though greatly offended at herefy , takes no notice of their opinion being one . Nothing ...
... John . By his own account , therefore , thefe Uni- tarians , who believed Chrift to be a mere man , were cotemporary with the apostle John ; who though greatly offended at herefy , takes no notice of their opinion being one . Nothing ...
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... John wrote his first epiftle , which was about the year 80 , when it is plain from his own writ- ings there was no opinion among chriftians that gave him any alarm , befides that of the Gnoftics . Taking it then for granted , that the ...
... John wrote his first epiftle , which was about the year 80 , when it is plain from his own writ- ings there was no opinion among chriftians that gave him any alarm , befides that of the Gnoftics . Taking it then for granted , that the ...
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... John . When this notion was exploded , another , which I cannot trace any higher than Juftin Martyr , was adopted , and this was the perfonification of the Logos of the Father , which was a thing quite diftinct from the doctrine of the ...
... John . When this notion was exploded , another , which I cannot trace any higher than Juftin Martyr , was adopted , and this was the perfonification of the Logos of the Father , which was a thing quite diftinct from the doctrine of the ...
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Page 157 - For of a truth against thy holy child Jesus, whom thou hast anointed, both Herod and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles, and the people of Israel, were gathered together for to do whatsoever thy hand and thy counsel determined before to be done.
Page 157 - LORD, thou art God, which hast made heaven and earth, and the sea, and all that in them is: Who by the mouth of thy servant David hast said, Why did the heathen rage, and the people imagine vain things? The kings of the earth stood up, and the rulers were gathered together against the LORD, and against his Christ.
Page 62 - Them take, and purify thyself with them, and be at charges with them, that they may shave their heads: and all may know that those things, whereof they were informed concerning thee, are nothing; but that thou thyself also walkest orderly, and keepest the law.
Page 62 - Thou seest, brother, how many thousands of Jews there are which believe ; and they are all zealous of the law : and they are informed of thee, that thou teachest all the Jews which are among the Gentiles to forsake Moses, saying that they ought not to circumcise their children, neither to walk after the customs.
Page 69 - And sat down at the right hand of the Father, And will come to judge the living and the dead?
Page 174 - And whosoever shall say that there was a time when the Son of God was not...
Page 155 - Let us fee then both what direttions they gave, and alfo what they themfelves actually did in this cafe. The apoftle James, writing to chriftians in a ftate of perfecution, fays, ch. i. 2, &c. My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations, or trials, &c.
Page 103 - God to the state of a man, is it not equally impious to raise any man to a state of equality with God, — that God who has declared that he will not give his glory to another...
Page 46 - Ye men of Israel, hear these words ; Jesus of Nazareth, a man approved of God among you by miracles and wonders and signs, (which God did by him in the midst of you, as ye yourselves also know...