Letter

4. Of perverting the Language of the Scriptures

5. Of Materialism, and the Doctrine of Philosophi-

cal Necessity

V. Of Mr. Jones's Catholic Doctrine of the Trinity

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LETTERS TO THE REV. DR. PRICE.

I. Introductory

II. Of the Nature and antecedent Probability of the Arian

Hypothesis, with the Causes of Attachment to it-

III. Of the Creation of Matter by the Father, and the For-

mation of it by the Son, and other Considerations.

attending the Idea of a finite and imperfect Creator

IV. Considerations relating to the Origin and History of

the Arian Doctrine. Of Christ not being the Object

of Prayer, and of the Claim of Arians to the Appel-

lation of Unitarians

V. Of the Proof from the Scriptures of the Creation of the

World by Christ

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VI. Of the Argument for the pre-existent Dignity of Christ

from his working Miracles

VII. Of the Argument for the pre-existent Dignity of Christ,

from his being supposed to have raised himself from

the Dead, and from his voluntarily dismissing his

Spirit when he died

VIII. Of the Argument for the pre-existent Dignity of Christ,

from particular Passages of Scripture supposed to

assert, or to imply it

IX. Of the Argument for the superior Nature of Christ from

his raising the Dead, and judging the World

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X. Of the Hypothesis which makes Christ to be a mere

Man, naturally as fallible and as peccable as other

Men

XI. Of the Design of Christ's Mission

XII. The Conclusion

A LETTER TO THE REV. MR. PARKHURST

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DEFENCES OF UNITARIANISM FOR THE YEAR 1787.

Preface

LETTERS TO THE REV. DR. Geddes.

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I. Of the Doctrine of the Scriptures, and that of the

Apostolical Fathers

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II. Of the Nicene Council

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III. Of the State of Unitarianism in the Primitive Times

IV. Of the Degree of Christ's Divinity, and the Conclusion

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Letter

CONTENTS.

LETTERS TO THE REV. DR. PRICE.

I. Of the Influence of the Doctrine of Philosophical Ne-

cessity on that concerning the Person of Christ

II. Of the Propriety of praying to Christ on Arian Prin-

ciples

III. Of the Silence of the three first Evangelists concerning

the Doctrine of the Incarnation, and of the Doctrine

of the primitive Ages of Christianity

IV. Of Arguments from particular Texts, and those drawn

from the Reason of Things; and of the Connexion

between any Opinion concerning the Person of

Christ and the Belief of Christianity in general

V. Of the Meaning of John vi. 62, and of Christ divesting

himself of the Power of working Miracles

VI. Of the Influence of Prejudice and Imagination in

interpreting Scripture

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VII. Of the Mosaic History of the Fall of Man, and the

Conclusion

LETTERS TO THE CANDIDATES FOR ORDERS IN THE TWO

UNIVERSITIES of oxFORD AND CAMBRIDGE,

I. Of Mr. Howes's uncandid Insinuations

II. Of the Doctrine of the Ebionites

III. Of the true Meaning of a Passage in Tertullian, and

another in Epiphanius, quoted by Mr. Howes

IV. Of Mr. Howes's Charge of a wilful Anachronism in the

Age of Plotinus

V. Several gross Mistakes of Mr. Howes, with respect to

the Tenets of Ancient Sects

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VI. Of several Publications of less Note, and among them

Mr. Madan's

VII. Of a Letter addressed to me by an Under-Graduate

VIII. Of Dr. Croft's Bampton Lectures

No.

APPENDIX.

I. Arguments from History against the Divinity and Pre-

existence of Christ; or a Summary View of the

Evidence for the Primitive Christians having held

the Doctrine of the Simple Humanity of Christ

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II. Maxims of Historical Criticism, by which the preceding

Articles may be tried

III. Letters from Correspondents

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rians of his Time

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V. Of the Excommunication of Theodotus by Victor

VI. Of Justin Martyr's Account of the Knowledge of some

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Christians of low Rank

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IV. Of the Passage in Justin Martyr concerning the Unita-

No.

VII. A General View of the Arguments for the Unity of

God, and against the Divinity and Pre-existence of

Christ; from Reason and from the Scriptures

1. Arguments from Reason against the Trinitarian

Hypothesis

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2. Arguments from Reason against the Arian

Hypothesis

3. Arguments against the Trinitarian and the

Arian Hypothesis from the Scriptures

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VIII. The Different Opinions or Dr. Horsley and Dr. Priest-

ley, briefly stated

IX. Additions to Letters to Dr. Horsley, Part II., Let-

ter IX.

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X. Additions to Letters to Dr. Horsley, Part II., Let-

ter XVII.

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XI. Reflections on the Present State of Free Inquiry in this

Country

XII. Animadversions on some Passages in Mr. White's Ser-

mons at the Bampton Lecture

XIII. Remarks on Mr. Howes's Discourse on the Abuse of

the Talent of Disputation in Religion, particularly

as practised by Dr. Priestley, Mr. Gibbon, and

others of the modern Sect of Philosophic Christians

XIV. Remarks on a Pamphlet entitled "Primitive Candour;

or the Moderation of the earlier Fathers towards the

Unitarians, the necessary Consequence of the Cir-

cumstances of the Times; being an Attempt to

estimate the Weight of their Testimony in Behalf

of the proper Divinity of Christ"

XV. An Addition to the Letters relating to Mr. Howes

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