THE DOCTRINE OF THE GOSPEL. A VIEW OF THE Scriptural Grounds of Unitarianism ; WITH AN EXAMINATION OF ALL THE EXPRESSIONS IN THE NEW TESTAMENT WHICH ARE GENERALLY CONSIDERED AS SUPPORTING OPPOSITE DOCTRINES. BY LANT CARPENTER, LL.D. The Third Edition, with Alterations. That they may know THEE, THE ONLY TRUE GOD, and Jesus Christ, whom thôơ hast sent. John xvii. 3. But now ye seek to kill me, a MAN, that hath told you the truth which I have heard from GOD. John viii. 40. BRISTOL: PRINTED AND SOLD BY PARSONS AND EKOWNE. SOLD ALSO BY LONGMAN, HURST, REES, ORME, BROWN, & GREEN; AND ROWLAND HUNTER, London. 1823 CHAP. II. Evidence of each Book of the New Testament respecting the Nature of our Summary of the Evidence of each separate Book CHAP. III. Arguments derived from the New SECT. III. Passages which ascribe to Jesus, Titles, Perfections, and Powers, which are thought to be inconsistent with his Proper tenance the Religious Worship of Jesus CHAP. VII. Consideration of the Passages which are supposed to prove the PRE-Exist- ON THE CHRISTIAN DOCTRINE OF REDEMPTION. CHAP. VIII. Consideration of the Scripture UNITARIANISM THE DOCTRINE OF THE GOSPEL. CHAP. I. INTRODUCTORY REMARKS. Requisites for any Doctrine to be received as Christian Doctrine.-Plain and obvious Sense of Scripture.Person and Office of our Saviour.-Importance of his Sufferings and Death.-Factitious Obstacles to the Spread of Unitarianism. THE New Testament contains a faithful record of inspired doctrine; or, in other words, of the revelation of the will of God, communicated to mankind by Jesus Christ, either directly or through his Apostles. This will be admitted by almost all of those who admit the divine origin of Christianity: and it necessarily follows, that no opinion, however true, is to be received as Christian doctrine, unless it can be directly proved, or clearly inferred, from the New Tes B |