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      ___ ¦ * ' Art . I . An Essay o ? i the Miraculous Conception of Jesus Christ * By . R . Wright . 12 mo . pp . 34 . fid . Eaton . 1808 .

      We are happy to have to add this Essay to those by the same author , which we have already reviewed . ( M . Rcpos . vol . i . p . 47 ,. vol . ii . p . 436 . ) Mr . Wright ' s Unitarian tracts are judicious , persuasive , candid , and serious , and well adapted for popularity : we trust he will go , ou increasing their number till he ghall have

      supplied us with a complete body of rational divinity . Pubiic attention has of late been drawn to the doctrine of the miraculous conception , and just views on the subject are prevailing . The sermons of Messrs . Stone and Bennett , preached before their respective ministerial brethren , have been much read , and the outcry * that has been raised concerning them has served to increase their popularity . This Essay pf Mr . Wright ' s condenses

      the subject , and presents . tjie reader with a complete view of the argument , at a sfaiall expense , and with little labot ^ r . It is we think decisive , and must convince every one who does not , hold the principle—that mau is to be a reasonable being in every thing but religion .

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      The Essay is divided into fivfe chapters . Chap . i . treats of the relative importance of the subject , and sbewS p 1 st , That the miraculous conception , if true , is no part of the genuine gospel , being never taught either by Jesus or

      his apostles . 2 d , That it adds nothing to the dignity of the p ^ r ^ son , nor to the authority of tbfe mission of Jesus . 3 d , That it is of no use in Christianity , but a mere matter of speculation , the belief of which can neither save the soul nor reform the conduct . 4 th , That the continuing to maintain the miraculous conception , if not a real fact , cannot fail to . be injurious to Christianity .

      In chap . ii . the author states reasons for doubting the reality of the miraculous conception , as follow ; 1 st , That it would be a useless miracle , for it is not perceivable that it answered any valuable end . 2 d , That it is not suppprt ^ d , by the same authority as the real facts recorded in the

      gospel . . , 3 & T That it reinained unknqyvrnjn the age in , which it is supposed to have taken place . 4 th , That ft is toft ; d ^ febr of sjidE an extraordinary nature tb ^ t UiW

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    • Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), March 2, 1808, page 153, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2390/page/33/