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TO THE CHRISTIAN PUBLIC. l6l
ledged human capacity ever offered worship or prayer
to what Trinitarians term the second or third person of
the Godhead, or once directed his followers to worship
or pray to either of them. But so far from finding a
single direction of the kind, we observe on the contrary,
that Jesus strictly enjoins us to worship the Father
alone in that form of prayer which he offered for our
guidance. Matthew, ch. vi. ver. 9 : "After this manner
therefore pray ye, Out Father which art in heaven, &c."
"Pray to thy Father which is in secret: and thy Father,
which seeth in secret, shall reward thee openly." In the
same way, when the Saviour himself prays, he addresses
the Father alone. Matthew, ch. xxvi. ver. 53 : "Think*
est thou," says Jesus to Peter, "that.I cannot now pray
to my Father?" John, ch. xvi. ver. 26 : "I will pray the
■ Father for you." Luke, ch. xxii. vers. 41 and 42 : "And
he (the Saviour) was withdrawn from them about a
stone's cast, and kneeled down, and prayed, saying,
Father, if thou be willing, remove this cup from me."
Mark, ch. xiv. vers. 35 and 36 : "And fell on the ground,
and prayed, that if it were possible, the hour might pass
from him. And he said, Abba, Father, all things are pos-
sible unto thee." Lnke, ch. vi. ver. 12 : "He went out
unto a mountain to pray, and continued all night in pra-
yer to God." Luke, ch. x. ver. 21 : In that hour Jesus
rejoiced in spirit, and said I thank thee, O ^ather^ Lord
of heaven and earth." John, ch. xi. ver. 41 : "And Jesus
lifted up his eyes, and said, Father, I thank thee that
thou hast heard me." Matthew, ch. Ixvii. ver. 46 : "My
God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?" John, ch.
iv. ver. 22 : "Ye worship ye know not what ; we knetv
what we worship." No creed drawn up by men,
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ledged human capacity ever offered worship or prayer
to what Trinitarians term the second or third person of
the Godhead, or once directed his followers to worship
or pray to either of them. But so far from finding a
single direction of the kind, we observe on the contrary,
that Jesus strictly enjoins us to worship the Father
alone in that form of prayer which he offered for our
guidance. Matthew, ch. vi. ver. 9 : "After this manner
therefore pray ye, Out Father which art in heaven, &c."
"Pray to thy Father which is in secret: and thy Father,
which seeth in secret, shall reward thee openly." In the
same way, when the Saviour himself prays, he addresses
the Father alone. Matthew, ch. xxvi. ver. 53 : "Think*
est thou," says Jesus to Peter, "that.I cannot now pray
to my Father?" John, ch. xvi. ver. 26 : "I will pray the
■ Father for you." Luke, ch. xxii. vers. 41 and 42 : "And
he (the Saviour) was withdrawn from them about a
stone's cast, and kneeled down, and prayed, saying,
Father, if thou be willing, remove this cup from me."
Mark, ch. xiv. vers. 35 and 36 : "And fell on the ground,
and prayed, that if it were possible, the hour might pass
from him. And he said, Abba, Father, all things are pos-
sible unto thee." Lnke, ch. vi. ver. 12 : "He went out
unto a mountain to pray, and continued all night in pra-
yer to God." Luke, ch. x. ver. 21 : In that hour Jesus
rejoiced in spirit, and said I thank thee, O ^ather^ Lord
of heaven and earth." John, ch. xi. ver. 41 : "And Jesus
lifted up his eyes, and said, Father, I thank thee that
thou hast heard me." Matthew, ch. Ixvii. ver. 46 : "My
God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?" John, ch.
iv. ver. 22 : "Ye worship ye know not what ; we knetv
what we worship." No creed drawn up by men,
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