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TO THE CHRISTIAN PUBLIC. 85
*he power and possession of the Son, in heaven and on
earth, are derived from the gift of the Father of the
Averse.
The Editor quotes 1 Cor. x. 22 : " Do we provoke the
^ord to jealousy ? Are we stronger than he ? " whence
^e infers that " the Lord then is capable of being
Provoked by the worship of idols equally with God."
^ranting that St. Paul means Jesus by the term "Lord,"
^tid by the pronoun "he," in verse the 22nd, (a position
Vvhich is unsupported by proof,) we still find nothing in
the passage elevating Jesus to equality with his Father.
The apostle may, according to the Editor's interpretation,
he supposed to have prohibited Christians from provok-
lrig Christ to jealousy, by partaking of the cup and table
°f devils, instead of those of Christ, of which their Master
required them to partake, as appears from the imme-
diately preceding verse—" Ye cannot drink the cup of
the Lord, and the cup of devils. Ye cannot be partakers
°f the Lord's table, and of the table of devils." Is it not
Natural that Jesus, who enjoined the apostles to observe
tfle Lord's Supper,would be provoked to jealousy by his
followers partaking both of his table, and of the sacri-
fice offered to idols, without his thereby equalizing
himself with God ? I find that the prophets of God
are declared in more pointed terms to have been jealous
°f the dishonor manifested to God ; but no one has ever
felt disposed to ascribe to them equality with his Divine
Majesty. 1 Kings xix. 10 : " And he said, I have been
Very jealous for the Lord God of hosts ; for the children
°t Israel have forsaken thy covenant, and thrown down
% altars," &c.
I will repeat verbatim the Editor's quotation of
*he power and possession of the Son, in heaven and on
earth, are derived from the gift of the Father of the
Averse.
The Editor quotes 1 Cor. x. 22 : " Do we provoke the
^ord to jealousy ? Are we stronger than he ? " whence
^e infers that " the Lord then is capable of being
Provoked by the worship of idols equally with God."
^ranting that St. Paul means Jesus by the term "Lord,"
^tid by the pronoun "he," in verse the 22nd, (a position
Vvhich is unsupported by proof,) we still find nothing in
the passage elevating Jesus to equality with his Father.
The apostle may, according to the Editor's interpretation,
he supposed to have prohibited Christians from provok-
lrig Christ to jealousy, by partaking of the cup and table
°f devils, instead of those of Christ, of which their Master
required them to partake, as appears from the imme-
diately preceding verse—" Ye cannot drink the cup of
the Lord, and the cup of devils. Ye cannot be partakers
°f the Lord's table, and of the table of devils." Is it not
Natural that Jesus, who enjoined the apostles to observe
tfle Lord's Supper,would be provoked to jealousy by his
followers partaking both of his table, and of the sacri-
fice offered to idols, without his thereby equalizing
himself with God ? I find that the prophets of God
are declared in more pointed terms to have been jealous
°f the dishonor manifested to God ; but no one has ever
felt disposed to ascribe to them equality with his Divine
Majesty. 1 Kings xix. 10 : " And he said, I have been
Very jealous for the Lord God of hosts ; for the children
°t Israel have forsaken thy covenant, and thrown down
% altars," &c.
I will repeat verbatim the Editor's quotation of