Page The argument drawn from the analogy of the sun, light, and heat, to the Trinity, considered ... .. On the argument which represents Father, Son, and Holy The union between Father and Son compared to that between the human soul and body. ... Argument drawn from the alleged resemblance between the term "Son of Man" and "Son of God" .. ... On the argument which represents God as a compound sub stance .. 256 257 ib. 258 ib. John xvii. 3; 1 Cor. xv. 24, viii. 6; Ephes. iv. 5, 6, quoted 259 Alleged necessity of the Deity of Jesus to his mediatorial character .. This opposed to common sense .. ib. 260 Opposed also to scripture; Numbers xi. 1, 2, xiv. 19, 20, xxi. 7, xxxii. 30; Gen. xviii. 32; Jeremiah xxvii. 18; Deuteronomy v. 5. .... 260, 261 .... 262 The arguments of Hindoos for Polytheism more powerful than those of Christians for the Trinity ........ APPENDIX. On the Quotations from the Old Testament contained in the New. : 271 These quotations prove the subordinate nature of Jesus to No. II. On the References made to the Old Testament in Support of the Deity of Jesus. 272 John i. 14, compared with Isaiah ix. 6, explained 286 ib. 1 Cor. i. 30, compared with Jeremiah xxiii. 6............ John x. 16, compared with Psalm xxiii. 1, on the term 289 ... 290 Page 1 Cor. x. 9, compared with Psalm lxxviii. 56, on tempting Christ..... John iii. 29, compared with Psalm [Isaiah] liv. 5, on the term husband... ... 291 .. 292 Revelation xxii. 13, compared with Isaiah xliv. 6, on the phrase " Alpha and Omega" ..... .. Rev. xxii. 12, compared with Isaiah xl. 10, on the phrase "My reward is with me" .. Ephes. iv. 8, compared with Psalm lxviii. 18, on the phrase "Thou hast ascended on high" .... ... John xix. 37, compared with Zechariah xii. 10, on the phrase "whom they pierced" .. .. 293 296 ib. 297 1 Peter ii. 6-8, compared with Isaiah xxviii. 16, and viii. 13, 14, on the phrase "stone of stumbling," &c. •• 299, 300 The Hebrew and other Asiatic languages full of metaphor, John x. 34-36.. • 301 The Deity of Moses and of David cannot be proved from ... Personal interest does not influence the author; nor desire of fame .. Nor the hope of success ........ 302 • 303 .. ... But reverence for the author of Christianity, and a wish to Extract from Sir Isaac Newton, pointing out the different natures of God and Christ 304 ib. ib. Argument in favour of the Trinity, from its analogy to the Several arguments occurring in the beginning of Serle's Horæ Conclusion.... ... POSTSCRIPT. Page Dr. Prideaux's assertion respecting the testimony of Jona- ib. 315 Passages illustrating the epithets employed in Isaiah ix. 6. 316 ib. The assertion respecting two sets of terms and phrases being applied to Jesus, examined... 317 .... No Hindoo can conscientiously prefer the doctrine of the ........ True Christianity is free from Polytheism... ............ ib. 318 A SECOND APPEAL. } CHAPTER I. General Defence of the Precepts in Question. THE observations contained in No. I. of the Quarterly Series of "The Friend of India," on the Introduction to "The Precepts of Jesus," as well as on their defence, termed "An Appeal to the Christian Public," are happily expressed in so mild and Christian-like a style, that they have not only afforded me ample consolation for the disappointment and vexation I felt from the personality conveyed in the preceding Magazines, (Nos. 20 and 23,) but have also encouraged me to pursue my researches after the fundamental principles of Christianity in a manner agreeable to my feelings, and with such respect as I should always wish to manifest for the situation and character of so worthy a person as the Editor of the Friend of India. The Reverend Editor labours in his Review to establish two points-the truth and excellency of the miraculous relations and of the dogmas found in the Scriptural writings-and 2ndly, the insufficiency of L |
