When he has examined these paffages with due attention, he may be afked-Whether they do not all feem to concur in one tranfaction ?--Whether this tranfaction be not fairly represented as a mode of benefiting mankind by the death of a Saviour? -And lastly, whether fuch atonement by the death of a Saviour, is not a transaction wholly beyond any human power

?

If we can thus prove the atonement of Chrift, it fhould think, at once fettle his divinity.

But perhaps the Unitarian turns a deaf ear to this whole mode of reafoning-urges the abfurdity of the death of a divine Saviour and declares he cannot found a rational faith on what he does not understand.

In this cafe the Trinitarian cuts him fhort; and refers him to the opening of the debate. We have already agreed, he tells him, that fcripture is the teft, to which we both appeal. If you run from this, we end. Examine the evidences of fcripture with the utmost powers of your reafon. But till you have done that, you must not pretend to fay, you will take one part, and leave another, because you do not underftand it.-In fact, what is it that you do underftand? How many things do you

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believe without understanding them? Is religion the only thing, you expect thoroughly to underftand? That part of it which relates to yourfelf, is ealy. That part, which relates to God, concerns you lefs to understand; and is therefore beyond your understanding.

Beaten out of this argument the Unitarian may perhaps recur again to fcripture; and endeavour to prove the humanity of Chrift, by a variety of paffages.*

The Trinitarian allows them, but, on the other hand, draws up at leaft as numerous a collection of paffages which favour the divinity of Christ.†

If the controverfy be brought to this teft, the Trinitarian thinks he has a decided fuperiority. For if the humanity of Chrift be fairly proved from the paffages quoted by the Unitarian, what reafon can he give for mentioning the divinity of Chrift in other paffages? It is rather ftrange if it be a falfhood, that it should ever be mentioned in fcripture. But that it fhould be diftributed fo largely through the fcriptures, and dwelt upon in fuch a variety of

paf.

* Inftead of quoting them at length, they are referred to in Table II.

+ Thefe are referred to in Table III.

paffages is altogether wonderful, if there were no foundation for it in truth.

On the other hand, that the humanity of Chrift fhould often be mentioned in fcripture, even on the Trinitarian plan, is nothing ftrange: because Chrift, according to that creed, is the Emmanuel, or God with man, predicted by the prophet Ifaiah. It is therefore very reasonable to fuppose, that we fhould find mention made both of his divine and human nature. And to ftrengthen this argument, they are both fometimes joined together.*

If the Trinitarian be ftill farther urged to fhew in what way, this divine equality exifts-how far it is an equality-or, if not, what degrees exift of fuperiority or inferiority, he anfwers with St. Paul, that God was manifeft in the flesh; but that without controverfy, great is the mystery of godlinefs. He confiders it therefore as a mystery, and makes no controverfy about it. He knows nothing of the matter; nor fuffers himfelf to enquire. All he contends for, is, that Chrift was a divine, as well as a human Being, united to the Father; and as fuch an object of worship.

*See Table IV.

TABLE

In which thofe paffages

TABLE I

are enumerated, which mention the Atonement of Christ.

Matthew i. 21. xviii. 11. xx. 28. xxvi. 28.—Mark i. 4.Luke ii. 38. xix. 10. xxiv. 47.-John i. 29, 36. iii. 14, 15, 16, 17. vi. 33, 51. xi. 51, 52. xv. 13.—Acts ii. 38. iv. 12. V. 31. xiii. 38, 39-Romans iii. 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25. iv. 25. v. ́ 1, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11. vi. 10, 23. vii, the end of this chapter, by fhewing the miferable state of man by nature, feems to fhew the neceflity of fome atonement. The end of the firft chapter brings us alfo to the fame conclufion. viii. 3, 32.-1 Cor. vii. 23. xv. 3.2 Cor. v. 14, 15, 19, 21.-Gal. i. 4. ii. 16, 20, 21. iii. 13, 22. iv. 5.-Ephef. i. 7. ii. 13. 16. iv. 32. v. 2, 25.——Coloss. i. 14, 20, 22. ii. 14. 13.—1 Thess. i. 10. v. 10.—1 Tim i. 1 15. ii. 6.-Titus ii. 14.-Hebrews i. 3. ii. 9, 14, 15, 17. vii. 17. ix. Compare the 12th, 14th, 15th, 16th, 22d, 26th, and 28th verfes of this chapter, with the 7th verfe of chapter v.-x. 5, 10, 12, 14, 19, 26, 29. xii. 24. xiii. 12, 20.-1 Peter i. 2, 19. ii. 21. iii. 18. iv. 1-2 Peter ii. 1.-1 John i. 7. ii. 2, 12. iii. 5, 16. iv. 10.Revelations i. 5. v. 9. vii. 14. xii. 11. xiii. 8. The continual mention of the Lamb in this book, and in other parts of the New Teftament, is an allufion to the Jewish facrifice of the Pafchal Lamb, which was a type of the great atonement by Chrift.

iii.

TABLE II.

In which thofe paffages are enumerated, which mention the Humanity of Chrift.

Matthew i. 1, 16. ix. 8. xiv. 23. Praying to God indicates an inferiority. xx. 23. xxiii. 9. xxiv. 36. xxvi. 38, &c. 53. xxvii, 46, xxviii, 18.-Mark xii, 29, 32, xiii. 32. xiv. 36. xv.

34-Luke ix. 18. xviii. 19. xxii. 29, 42. xxiii. 46.-John iii. 2, 34, 35. V. 19, 26, 30, 36, 43. vi. 27.29. vii. 27. viii. 18. 23. xiv. 28. xv. 10. xx. 17.—Acts ii. 22. x. 38. xx. 21.-1 Cor. iii. 23. viii. 4, 6. xi. 3.-Galat. iii. 20.-Ephef. iv. 6.1 Timothy

ii. 5.

TABLE III.

In which thofe paffages are enumerated, which mention the Divinity of Chrift.

Matthew i. 18, 20. ii. 2, 8, 11. iii. 12, 17. vii. 29. ix. 2, 6, 18. x. 1. xi. 5. The great works mentioned here, are thofe, which the prophet Isaiah foretold the Meffiah fhould perform. xii. 25. xiv. 33. xvi. 16, 20, 27. xvii. 5. xix. 28. xx. 20. xxii. 45. xxiv. 30, 31. xxv. 31. xxvi. 64. xxvii. 54. xxviii. 9, 17.-Mark i. 11. ii. 5, 7. ix. 7. x. 17. xii. 37. xiv. 62. xv. 39. xvi. 19.-Luke i. 35. ii. 11. iii. 22, 23. v. 20, 21. vi. 5. vii. 22. ix. 20. The Chrift of God means the Meffiah as predicted by the prophets, 35. xx. 42. xxii. 70. xxiv. 52. In this paffage our Saviour is plainly worfhipped after his refurrection.- John i. 1, 10, 41, 49. iii. 13, 31. iv. 26, 42. v. 18, 23. vi. 14, 69. viii. 58. ix. 37. x. 30, 33, 36, 38. xi. 4, 27. xiii. 3. xiv. 7, 10, 20. xvi. 15, 23, 28. xvii. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 10, 11, 21, 22, 24. xix. 7. xx. 31.-A&s i. 9. vii. 59, 6o. viii. 37. ix. 5, 20, 22. x. 36. xvii. 3.-Romans xiv. 10. Chrifl's judging the world is certainly a ftrong proof of his divinity. Compare this verfe with the 12th verfe. In one Chrift is faid to judge the world-in the other, God.

What can grace

2 Cor. i. 2. and Chrift.

xvi. 20, 24. be derived from but divinity?-1 Cor. i. 8.The fame grace and peace are derived both from God, And this mode of falutation occurs in almost all the following epiftles, as it does in the two foregoing. iv. 4. V. 19.Ephef. i. 20, 21, 22. iii. 9. v. 5, 14. vi. 23.--Philip. iv. 13.Coloff. i. 15, 16, 17. ii. 2, 3. iii. 1.1 Theff. iii. 11.-2 Theff.