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      strongest proof ; is necessary to tender it credible . 5 th , That th ^ si lence of Jesus and ^ is Apos - tles , and of two of the evangelists , on the . subject , renders the reality of the fact doubtfuK

      A view * s given , jp hap . in . of the general argtrmerits against the miraculous conception . The 1 st argument is founded on the Jewish prophecies . The $ d , on the genealogies in Matthew and Luke , t'he 3 d , on Christ ' s calling

      himself " the son of man . " The 4 th , on the general opinion of the men of the $ ge of tUe gospel history . Xbe 5 th ^ on the language used concerning Christ after his exaltatiofl . Chap . iy . is an examination of the passages of scripture on the authority of which the miraculous conception rests , viz . The _ t \ vo inttpai ^ ctojy chapters in the Gospels of Matthew and Luke * They

      are suspectex } to be interpolations because , 1 st , Passages from the Oy Tesjajfcent are misinterpreted * if 4 < . misapplied in them * 2 df T ^ e . y contain accounts of useless miracles , 3 il , They relate seve-

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      ral things incredible , 4 tfi > The givipg of them up , by no means weakens the credibility of any other part of the gospel history .

      In chap . v . are remarks on the invention of the story of the miraculous conception , shewing that its rise may be accounted for , that it probably sprung up anjong Gentile Christians , and that it

      originated in the desire of avoiding reproach , and the wea $ : ck $ [ gnof honouring Christ by extolling his nature and person . The tonelusion of this chapter shall conclude this review .

      < c Those who wish still to maintain the reality of the miraculous conception ought to remember , that it is not to be done-by outcry and clamour , by their declaiming against , and censuring their opponents ; that it is incumbent on them to reconcile it with the Jewish

      prophecies , with the unquestionable facts and plain declarations of the New Testament at large ; to shew that it rests on credible authority , and that the chapters where it is stated are consistent

      with genuine history . They ought also to prove its utility * and to account for the silence of Jesus and his apostles on the subject . May every inquiry bo conducted with candour , and may truth bear away . the victory i ** P . 34 .

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      154 Review . ** --John Smith on tht Person of Jesus .

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      A& T > . J& . An Examination ' of the Passages contained in tht Gospels and other Books qf the New Testament ^ respecting the Person of : Jesus , with Observations arising from them . By Johrr Smith , * gentleman . 8 vo . pp . 144 . Johnson . 1807 .

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      John Smith was a res ^ cu able Unitarian writer , of the i 7 th century . His u Designed End to tbe Stocinijiffi Controversy , " Was published in 1695 , and fasts been

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      reprinted by the Unitarian Book Society * . It is a rational 'arid perspicuous tract . The autttor 4 $ the work befote irt , partly follows his plan , and from that circtiito-

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      * T < j pie edition of the « Designed End , printed by the Unitarian Society , i * prefixed a ^ Preface ** Jby Dr . Disney , who states that he has inquired without $ | i « $€$ & ji ^ tp tfo& pet 5 ! Cn > al history of the auth or . The trac t itself provoked the nptice of thq civilpoi ^ cr ; by order of parliament ; ( under thesteign of WiUiarn HI i ) it was burnt , and the author prosecuted . Dr . Hicks ( the well known naijjuror ) ustrtbed Sftiijtf mcastifc ^ o the vigilance of Archbishop Tillotaon ; but this appears t # ^ ye bcen tnert calumny . (

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    • Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), March 2, 1808, page 154, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2390/page/34/