duals that we avoid all offensive expressions, and such arguments as have no immediate connexion with the subject, and can only serve to retard the progress of discovery; and that we never allow ourselves for a moment to forget that we are engaged in a solemn religious disputation. As religion consists in a code of duties which the creature believes he owes to his Creator, and as "God has no respect for persons; but in every nation, he that fears him and works righteousness, is accepted with him;" it must be considered presumptuous and unjust for one man to attempt to interfere with the religious observances of others, for which he well knows, he is not held responsible by any law, either human or divine. Notwithstanding, if mankind are brought into existence, and by nature formed to enjoy the comforts of society and the pleasures of an improved mind, they may be justified in opposing any system, religious, domestic, or political, which is inimical to the happiness of society, or calculated to debase the human intellect ; bearing always in mind that we are children of ONE Father," who is above all, and through all, and in us all." Calcutta, January 30, 1823. INDEX. CHAPTER I. Page THANKS to the Reverend Editor for his labours sumption .... ... 350 Necessity has driven the Author to these publications...... ib. Quotation of a part of "The Introduction to the Precepts of Jesus," in proof of this Author's precaution in the Second Appeal Quotation of some parts of the First Appeal The assertion of the Editor as to his ignorance of the Author's belief .... ib. 351 ih. 352 Author's public avowal of his faith 353 Author's vindication of himself from the charge of vanity .. ib. Unbiassed common sense suffices to find the unscripturality of the Trinity 354 Experiment proposed ib. The Editor's ridiculing of the suggestion offered as to the study of the Bible ib. The reason assigned for his disapproval of the suggestion.. Impossibility of a belief in the Trinity and Hindoo Polytheism, unless inculcated in youth ib. 355 No liberal parent can take advantage of the confiding credu The Editor's ironical remarks on the success of the Author in .... Page .. 359 360 The reason assigned by the Editor for his omission of several Matthew vii. 24, "Whosoever heareth these sayings of ib. ... 363 John xv. 10, "If ye keep my commandments," &c., and ver. 14, referred to ... Matthew xxv. 31, et seq., referred to.... The argument adduced by the Editor to depreciate the weight of the passage, "This do, and thou shalt live," examined The Editor's question, "Did Jesus regard the lawyer as sinless?" answered The verse plained ib. ib. ib. • 365 366 "If righteousness came by [the] law," &c. ex The Editor's omission to notice those passages that repre sent repentance as a sufficient means for procuring pardon in. Luke v. 32, xxiv. 47, xiii. 3, referred to 367 The Parable of the Prodigal Son, referred to ..... ib. Psalm li. 17, "The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit," &c., Ezekiel xviii. 30, referred to .. .. 368 ib. ib. Prov. xvi. 6, "By mercy and truth iniquity is purged," &c., Isaiah i, 18, referred to........... Human justice referred to CHAPTER II. Inquiry into the doctrine of the Christian Atonement.-A ..... 370 ib. Genesis iv. 4, The sacrifice offered by Abel, and approved of God, in preference to his brother Cain's, examined John viii. 56, noticed ... Hebrews xi. 26, noticed Hebrews xi. 4, referred to ..... How far sacrifices are divine institutions .... Page .. 373 ib. 374 ib. ... 375 376 Micah vi. 7, 8; Hosea vi. 6; Isaiah i. 11, [16-18,] referred to.... Psalm 1. 8, [8-15,] referred to ... 377 [1] Sam. xv. 22; Prov. xxi. 3; Eccles. v. 1, referred to .. In what sense such expressions as "This man after he had offered one sacrifice for sins," and others like them, should be taken.. Common notions of justice Exodus xx. 5; Matthew xviii. 8, referred to ib. 377, 378 Numbers xiv. 19, 20; 2 Chronicles xxx. 18-20; Psalm cvi. 23, xxxii. 5, referred to ... Psalm cxli. 2; Isaiah lv. 7; Jeremiah vii. 21—23, referred to 380 ib. Hebrews x. 4, "It is not possible that the blood of bulls," &c., examined ...... Genesis xxii. 3, [13,] referred to Hebrews x. 5, is referred to ... 384 The death of Jesus was a spiritual and virtual sacrifice .... ib. Such terms as "sacrifice," ""atonement for sin," &c., being familiar to the Jews, were adopted by the apostles... Priesthood without sacrifice exists under the Christian dispensation .. 385 ib. 1 Peter ii. 4, 5, quoted in proof of spiritual sacrifices ...... Revelation i. 6, xx. 6; 1 Peter ii. 5, referred to ... .. 386 Protestants explain such phrases as, "Unless ye eat his flesh,” &c., in a spiritual sense The Editor's reference to Noah's sacrifice, and God's promise to Abraham, and his quoting Job, [xix. 25,] "I know that my Redeemer liveth," &c., examined ib. 386, 387 Matthew v. 3-11; Luke xi. 28, referred to ..... Job xix. 24-26, referred to ..... ..... Page 387 388 ... 389 ib. The sense in which the application of the term "Lamb" is John xxi. 15; Luke x. 3; Genesis xxii. 7, 8; Jeremiah ... 391 ib. Psalm ii. 1, compared with Acts iv. [25, 26,] and Psalm xvi. 8-11, compared with Acts ii. 25, 27, &c. &c., noticed as bearing no relation to the vicarious sacrifice of Jesus 392 Psalm xl. 6-8, examined by referring to their context 393 The object of Jesus's mission was to deliver divine instructions. .... 394, 395 John x. 17, " Therefore doth my Father love me," &c., examined ib. ...... 396 .......... ib. Jesus's aversion to death like many other prophets ib. The Editor's objection to the application of human notions of justice to judge the unsearchable things of God, examined 399 The Editor's applying human notions of justice to divine. things 400 The orthodox divines, like the Editor, have recourse to human notions of justice in their attempt to prove the atonement of Christ 401 Examination of Isaiah vii. 14, deferred to the subsequent chapter... 402 Isaiah xi. [3], "And he shall make him of quick understanding," &c. examined |