Get this book in print
About this book
My library
Books on Google Play
ing to Dr. Priestley's conjecture, that he did not
receive that account from a particular divine in-
Spiration. How it is to be interpreted. Justifi-
cation of this way of interpretation, from fimilar
inftances in fcripture, especially Chrift's tempta-
tion. A farther confirmation of the probability,
that Mofes drew up his hiftory of the fall, in the
manner here ftated. P. 99.
SECTION VII.
Dr. Priestley's freedom in mentioning fome defects
in St. Paul's reafoning, and in criticising other
parts of fcripture, countenanced by other chrif
tians of acknowleged eminence; by Erafmus
Caftellio; Luther; Mr. Whifton; Dr. Durell.
SECTION VIII.
Concerning the perfon of Chrift.
p. 116,
The eternal God a feeble fuffering man! How the
minds of many are capable of being reconciled to
Such a strange affertion. Throughout the be-
brew fcriptures, Chrift uniformly Spoken of as a
man, a great prophet, who was to be born of a
particular tribe and family among them. The
jews
jews expected him, and those who received him,
believed in him, in that character only. The
three former evangelifts, and Luke in his fecond
treatife, never feem to have had a thought of
Christ being any other than a man like themselves,
with extraordinary powers from God. The evan-
gelift St. John, and the rest of the writers of
the N. T. do not differ from the preceding. A
fingular teftimony to the Spreading of this true
doctrine concerning Chrift. The teflimony to it
of the late Dr. Le Courayer.
SECTION IX.
p. 165.
Chrift's power neceffarily limited. How far it is to
be fuppofed, that he passed through childhood and
youth, without any fault or breach of duty. That
he was of a nature liable to fall into fin, ac-
knowleged by himself, and declared by his apostle.
Of the limitations of Chrift's knowlege, and the
inftances of it produced by Dr. Priestley. p. 189.
SECTION X.
The fufficiency of Christ for his office of teacher and
Javiour of the world, does not depend upon his
miraculous conception. Dr. Priestley's reafons
for
for his opinion concerning it. How the question
is to be decided.
P. 207.
SECTION XI.
Chrift's bedding of his blood, how to be understood.
Sacrifices, their origin, and intent.
Nothing
done by Chrift to atone for mens fins, or to make
God more favourable and propitious to them than
he was before. Repentance is all that is necef-
fary to recommend finners to the divine mercy and
favour. Chrift's Interceffion, what intended by
it.
P. 211
SECTION XIL
The late bishop Butler's great error, that repentance
alone is not fufficient to obtain pardon of God,
without the interpofition of Jefus Chrift. The
melancholy defcription given by him of the divine
government. The fources of his unhappy mistake.
His mifreprefentation of the world we live in, and
its inhabitants. God, and the world, men, and
their expectations hereafter, far better than his
fyftem would make them.
P. 237
SECTION XIII.
Dr. Priestley's affertion, that men have no fouls
diftinct from their bodies, concerns not at all our
living again in another world. Dr. Horne mif-
taken in his proof from fcripture relating to it.
The popular language there concerning it, how to
be underfood. Luther's fentiment of the fleep of
the foul, little different: The doctrine reviv-
ed by bishop Law; defended by Archdeacon
Blackburne; agreeable to true philofophy, and the
fcriptures. How eafy to retaliate Dr. Horne's
treatment of Dr. Priestley.
P. 271
SECTION XIV.
Of Dr. Horne's wrong interpretation of feveral
paffages of fcripture.
P. 288
SECTION XV.
Of Dr. Horne's commentary on the pfalms.
Difficulty of the prophetic writings. A caution con-
cerning them. Dr. Horne's wrong method of
interpretation. Various inftances of it. Remarks
on them.
P. 312
SECTION
SECTION XVI.
The reply of the Students to Dr. Horne for his
letter to Dr. Priestley, in their names. p. 329
A POSTSCRIPT.
Of Dr. Priestley's history of early opinions con-
cerning Jefus Christ.
P. 335