A Calm Inquiry Into the Scripture Doctrine Concerning the Person of Christ: To which are Annexed a Brief Review of the Controversy Between Bishop Horsley and Dr. Priestley and a Summary of the Various Opinions Entertained by Christians Upon this Subject

Thomas Belsham

Unitarian Society, 1817 - Trinity - 343 pages

Contents

• INTRODUCTION: 1
• SECTION I: 6
• ence and divinity of Christ not expressly taught in the New Testa: 7
• The fact if proved would not infer the preexistence of Jesus p: 9
• frequent citation makes them appear to be numerous and prominent: 49
• proposed by the Polish Socinians and revived in the Theological Repo: 55
• Supported by Grotius Beza Hammond Lardner Cardale Lindsey: 67
• Crellius and the old Socinians p 78 note Vulgate reading probably: 85
• sense by Calvin Beza Doddridge and others p 87 in a passive: 91
• Recapitulation p 92 XVI Col i 15 explained p 94 First: 97
• ministry ibid: 98
• 46 ibid John viii 14 p 99 ver 23 ibid ver 38 ibid: 104
• Attributes supposed to be ascribed to Christ which infer Pre: 110
• sume his life p 111 Irresistible power p 113 Omnipresence: 121
• SECTION VII: 136
• Prince or Leader of life p 174 XII Fills all in all p: 175
• pensation intended ibid Eph iii 9 the words by Jesus Christi: 182
• Whether Jesus Christ was the Medium of the Divine Dispensa: 193
• The doctrine of two Jehovahs plainly inconsistent with the Jewish: 199
• cerning the Logos ibid The interpretation of Grotius adopted: 200
• hypothesis of the Polish Socinians concerning the universal govern: 205
• stolic age p 209 Facts accounted for by this interpretation ibid: 212
• proves the proper humanity of Christ ibid Mr Tyrwhits judicious: 214
• 138 Matt: 222
• ilid Many texts assert the judicial office of Christ p 216 c Hence: 223
• Love to Christ not a personal affection p 228 Committing the care: 236
• SECTION XII: 243
• and upwards were believers in the simple humanity of Jesus Christ: 259
• APPENDIX TO SECT XII: 270
• for by Athanasius Chrysostom and others ibid note 2 Preexist: 272
• ence of a Hebrew orthodox church at Ælia a colony established: 275
• Mosaic ritual were not banished by Adrian ibid but forgets: 284
• PART THE SECOND: 291
• Arguments for the Unitarian doctrine ibid Objections urged p: 299

Bibliographic information

• Title: A Calm Inquiry Into the Scripture Doctrine Concerning the Person of Christ: To which are Annexed a Brief Review of the Controversy Between Bishop Horsley and Dr. Priestley and a Summary of the Various Opinions Entertained by Christians Upon this Subject
• Author: Thomas Belsham
• Edition: 2
• Publisher: Unitarian Society, 1817
• Original from: Harvard University
• Digitized: Jul 25, 2007
• Length: 343 pages