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174 FINAL APPEAL
with all that are every where called by the name of
Jesus Christ, their Lord and ours," (Locke on i Cor. i.
2.) Note on Rom. x. 13, page 384: ''Whosoever hath,
with care, looked into St. Paul's writings, must own him
to be a close reasoner, that argues to the point ; and
therefore, if in the three preceding verses, he requires an
open profession of the Gospel, I cannot but think that
1 all that call upon him,' verse 12, signifies all that are
open, professed Christians, and if this be the meaning
uof calling upon him" v. 12, it is plain it must be the
meaning of "calling upon his name," verse 13, a phrase
not very remote from ' naming his name,' which is used
by St. Paul for professing Christianity. 2 Tim. ii. 19.
If the meaning of the prophet Joel, from whom these
words are taken, be urged, I shall only say, that it will
be an ill rule for interpreting St. Paul, to tie up his use
of any text, he brings out of the Old Testament, to
that which is taken to be the meaning of it there. We
need go no farther for an example than the 6th, 7th,
and 8th verses of this chapter, which I desire any one to
read as the}' stand, (Deut. xxx. 11 —14,) and see whether
St. Paul uses them here, in the same sense." If the
Editor still insists upon the accuracy of thetranslation of
the phrase " call upon the name of Jesus " found in the
version, he will I hope refer to Matthew x. 40, 41 and 42 :
^'He that receiveth you, receiveth me and he that receiveth
me, receiveth him that sent me : He that receiveth a pro-
phet in the name of a prophet, shall receive a prophet's
reward ; &c. And whosoever shall give to drink unto
•one of these little ones a cup of cold water only in the
name of a disciple, verily I say unto you, he shall in no
wise lose his reward;"—when he will perceive that
with all that are every where called by the name of
Jesus Christ, their Lord and ours," (Locke on i Cor. i.
2.) Note on Rom. x. 13, page 384: ''Whosoever hath,
with care, looked into St. Paul's writings, must own him
to be a close reasoner, that argues to the point ; and
therefore, if in the three preceding verses, he requires an
open profession of the Gospel, I cannot but think that
1 all that call upon him,' verse 12, signifies all that are
open, professed Christians, and if this be the meaning
uof calling upon him" v. 12, it is plain it must be the
meaning of "calling upon his name," verse 13, a phrase
not very remote from ' naming his name,' which is used
by St. Paul for professing Christianity. 2 Tim. ii. 19.
If the meaning of the prophet Joel, from whom these
words are taken, be urged, I shall only say, that it will
be an ill rule for interpreting St. Paul, to tie up his use
of any text, he brings out of the Old Testament, to
that which is taken to be the meaning of it there. We
need go no farther for an example than the 6th, 7th,
and 8th verses of this chapter, which I desire any one to
read as the}' stand, (Deut. xxx. 11 —14,) and see whether
St. Paul uses them here, in the same sense." If the
Editor still insists upon the accuracy of thetranslation of
the phrase " call upon the name of Jesus " found in the
version, he will I hope refer to Matthew x. 40, 41 and 42 :
^'He that receiveth you, receiveth me and he that receiveth
me, receiveth him that sent me : He that receiveth a pro-
phet in the name of a prophet, shall receive a prophet's
reward ; &c. And whosoever shall give to drink unto
•one of these little ones a cup of cold water only in the
name of a disciple, verily I say unto you, he shall in no
wise lose his reward;"—when he will perceive that