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      Art . IV . —Objections to the Doctrine of the Trinity 9 stated m' a Discourse delivered at Poole , on Wednesday > , June 27 , 1 S 21 , before a Society - of Unitari&n Christians , established in the South of England

      for promoting the genuine Knottu ledge of the Scriptures and the Practice of Virtue , by the Distribution of Books . By Thomas Rees ; LL . D ., F . S . A . 12 mo . pp . 48 Longman arid Co ,

      DR . T . REBS applies the solemn expostulation of his text , Isaiaji xl . 25 , to the believers in the doctrine of the Trinity , and after stating this doctrine in the words of th £

      authorized formularies of the Church of England , proceeds to substantiate the following objections to it : 1 . Jt multiplies the number of deities , ajpd cojg ^ sequently of the objects of divine wor ^ ship . 2 . It derogates from the perfection and dignity of the divide attribute * and character . 3 . It introduces

      contusion and perplexity into dwine worship . 4 . It is repugnant to the Serip ^ - turcs , and introduces the utmost contusion of ideus into the account givea in the sabred arables of the history of Jesus Christ and < rf the pian of human salvation under tfte Oospel dlspfefisation . Having ably urged these objecratal

      uons , and shewn £ h ^ t they are t < £ the doctrine in question , the preacher examines the plea , fur tins and othef irrational dogiuaa that they are u > ysteru \ s , and exposes Its ftitility . Some

      pertinent notes are « kd 4 e ^ . One of these consists- ¦ of rep ^ s ^ n-tations of Trinitarumism by TA « tariaTO , ' in a ^ ries of extracts , hUpblfed by orur correspondent Bene > blus , % V % ® 37 aatj 715 , on which D ¥ : T . flees remarks , jpaui

      n the uvi ^ OA ^ ^ M-r ^^ ^ i 4 e ^ wtucii i ^ oat sqoc ^ th ^ , j ^ Qus tl h that « t the death of ^ oij ; wW < 5 h so Wi ^ of thw * expressl y incnlc ^ ia ; a , ixd it U deeply tq ** lamente d tfeat such » notion should

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      be incorporated with the language of our cocn ^ fe ry by a Jbexicograpi ^ r ijWh p ^ W ^ rk is -generany regarded- a . ^ % he ^ i 4 » toi » # qF correctness and good taste . In Johnson ' s Dictionary we find the word Dbicidb , compounded of \ wo . Latin ^ ermsr ^\) 4 c ^ liefer were , placed in . Sp ^ nholy .. X > #

      pbjunction by the Pagans , tp > whom the Latia language was native . 1 sliajil transcribe the article ; but j £ can wed , no comsnent . —* Deicjde , ( from J&eur ^ nd { Jtzc / o , Lat ., ) The murder of Oodt the act of killing God ! 1 % is oMlyi ^ sd At speaking of tl > e death of ow Iplessid Saviour .

      " Explaining h ^> w pefcfecttott suff ^ r # ( 4 P ^ in , Al ^ n i ^ itv ^ a fig vitsh' 4 , and Etfjcn ^ died ; . . - How by her patient victor Peath was sl ^ in , And ^ arth profaa'd ^ y et 1 ? kissed wit ^ Deicide . " Priori

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      Art . V , ^—An Address to I ^ p ptmfatii DissfnterSy / xrm ? nertfMng > the Practice of Sitting while Sin ging the Praises of God in Public fFbrskip 2 iwi ed . 12 mo . Hunter . I « 2 L . THIS tract was first publish ^ i ^ 1807 , occasioned by a publication entitled , *< An Appeal to Seribus

      Dissenters of every EjeaoflaHiatten , ' concernin g the present Tfrrevereat Tfosture of Sitting vvliHe SiQgfrig the JVaisefc of God i& Fub ^^ >^ Prs ) W || d& , j by A Ijiym&n - " & ) d % h \ $ fes ojxd , option appe ^ re 4 ^ 1817 ^ hi ^ t & j ^ ff republished witk ; a « awJiUcf ^^ ^ 4 T ^ t face , wlji ^ h consists of gossip rela 4 iag to Dr . Opllyer , ^ AcL tui ^ ql ^ rk , and cej ^

      tain ^ otjier personages : Notwilhst ^ tn ^ ting tiiis unpromising tntroehiet ^ o ^ ,, wd have found some sound sense m the adkifess . r Vhe smther is a sturdy Ndueenformist , and sets himself against new-fancied praetiees hy whieh JWq- « sejiter ? iinttate ' iyfetho ( Ust 9 , > vho

      tjepmsejves iipitate the Church' bf Er ^ glao ^ t , The Question that he dfeci |^ es is ! $ && jfeaseaiy o ^ e of xx > ere e ^ pedie ^ c ^ | fp | if the custom <) f standi ng ia ffXPUfP ( wl&vh appea , r ^ to us to be yfo . mqstf decent and r ^ v ercut poatom m * f ^ bn rpy ) be th

      Ug ^ eW re ^ a ^ B ^ . ^ ^ aa ^) q kno doubt , % h&t to e ^ Acfc jue SW ^ po > ti ^ r ^ ia aipgiog fl ^ K > ^ QW ^ # macny worshipers meoavienici ^ , &w 0 > some , whom we need not jm ^ HfiJiJ laxize , distressjng .

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      Review . —Dr . T . jReegq it $ ern % on on the Trinity . 11 &

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      always granted to divines in the internr ^ tioa of th 0 Petilait © iic > , tha > t / e 0 me node rn <( orthodox ^ names might he cited to countenance some of the boldest positions of the sermon ^ arid

      that the interpretatiqa of the history 0 the creatioii as aUe ^ oxtca ^ an interpretation adopted to eyajcj ' e philosor pliical difficulties , Jia ^ the sanction of ' some of the most ^ muient Fathers ^ ,

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      V <> L . XVII . Q

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    • Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), Feb. 2, 1822, page 113, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2509/page/49/