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'disavowed the charge of making himself God:?—after
having borne the fullest testimony to his equality with
God in chapters v. and viii., at length prevaricates and
retracts for fear of death." I therefore refer to chapters
v. and yiii., and now ask the Editor whether he calls the
following sayings of Jesus, found in chapters v. and viii.,
the fullest testimonies to his equality with God ? " The
Son can do nothing of himself." " For the Father loveth
the Son, and sheweth him all things that himself doeth."
" So the Son quickeneth whom he will; for the Father
judgeth no man, but hath committed all judgment unto
the Son." " He that heareth my word, and believeth on
him that sent me, hath everlasting life." " So hath he
given to the Son to have life in himself, and hath given
him authority," &c. " I can of mine ownself do nothing."
•• I seek not mine own will, but the will of the Father
who hath sent me.'' For the works which the Father
hath given me to finish," &c. " I am come in my Father's
name." Ch. viii. : " But he that sent me is true.'' I do
nothing of myself, but as my Father hath taught me I
speak these things." " But now ye seek to kill me, a
man that hath told you the truth which I have heard of
God." Neither came I of myself, but he sent me." "I
seek not mine own glory/' " I know him (God) and
keep his saying."* Do these testimonies amount to the
equality of Jesus with his God and Father ? If so, the
Editor must have in view a definition of the term " equa-
lity" quite different from that maintained by the world.
I at the same time entreat the Editor to point out a single
* As to John v. 23, I beg to refer my readers to the subsequent
chapter of this Essay, where I will examine the same verse fully.
having borne the fullest testimony to his equality with
God in chapters v. and viii., at length prevaricates and
retracts for fear of death." I therefore refer to chapters
v. and yiii., and now ask the Editor whether he calls the
following sayings of Jesus, found in chapters v. and viii.,
the fullest testimonies to his equality with God ? " The
Son can do nothing of himself." " For the Father loveth
the Son, and sheweth him all things that himself doeth."
" So the Son quickeneth whom he will; for the Father
judgeth no man, but hath committed all judgment unto
the Son." " He that heareth my word, and believeth on
him that sent me, hath everlasting life." " So hath he
given to the Son to have life in himself, and hath given
him authority," &c. " I can of mine ownself do nothing."
•• I seek not mine own will, but the will of the Father
who hath sent me.'' For the works which the Father
hath given me to finish," &c. " I am come in my Father's
name." Ch. viii. : " But he that sent me is true.'' I do
nothing of myself, but as my Father hath taught me I
speak these things." " But now ye seek to kill me, a
man that hath told you the truth which I have heard of
God." Neither came I of myself, but he sent me." "I
seek not mine own glory/' " I know him (God) and
keep his saying."* Do these testimonies amount to the
equality of Jesus with his God and Father ? If so, the
Editor must have in view a definition of the term " equa-
lity" quite different from that maintained by the world.
I at the same time entreat the Editor to point out a single
* As to John v. 23, I beg to refer my readers to the subsequent
chapter of this Essay, where I will examine the same verse fully.