An appeal to Scripture and tradition in defence of the Unitarian faith. [By C. A. Elton.]1818 |
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... Deity . The purest system of ancient theism , if closely inspected , will be found to contain a mixture of intermediary intelligences , and of subordinate minds in the scale of divinity.- This grand truth of ONE GOD would seem of itself ...
... Deity . The purest system of ancient theism , if closely inspected , will be found to contain a mixture of intermediary intelligences , and of subordinate minds in the scale of divinity.- This grand truth of ONE GOD would seem of itself ...
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... scripture , the scrip- ture itself could never convey any such idea ; and this inference is confirmed by the incontestable historic fact of a church existing in the apostolic age , in which the doctrine of the deity of 5.
... scripture , the scrip- ture itself could never convey any such idea ; and this inference is confirmed by the incontestable historic fact of a church existing in the apostolic age , in which the doctrine of the deity of 5.
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age , in which the doctrine of the deity of Christ was unknown ; his divinity , in a derived sense , being alone understood . It will be seen hereafter that his co - equal deity was not even thought of till after several centuries ...
age , in which the doctrine of the deity of Christ was unknown ; his divinity , in a derived sense , being alone understood . It will be seen hereafter that his co - equal deity was not even thought of till after several centuries ...
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... deity , of which they fancied Christ one : and as to his manhood , they were phan- tomists ; they thought it an illusion . Thence they were also called Docetæ . John condemns this he- resy by asserting that " Christ is come in the flesh ...
... deity , of which they fancied Christ one : and as to his manhood , they were phan- tomists ; they thought it an illusion . Thence they were also called Docetæ . John condemns this he- resy by asserting that " Christ is come in the flesh ...
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... Deity , and the creator of all things . He is the earliest writer to whom this opinion can be traced ; and there is also internal evidence that he was the originator of it : for he ascribes this knowledge to the special favour of God ...
... Deity , and the creator of all things . He is the earliest writer to whom this opinion can be traced ; and there is also internal evidence that he was the originator of it : for he ascribes this knowledge to the special favour of God ...
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