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TO THE CHRISTIAN PUBLIC.
received all power of judging men in his human nature,
he must have quickened whom he pleased, as the conse-
quence of that power, in his human capacity ; how, then,
could the Editor infer the deity of Jesus from one
circurfistance (quickening the dead) which entirely
depends upon another, the power of judging,) enjoyed
by him in his human nature ? Lest it should be sup-
posed that individual instances of the dead being raised
by Jesus is here meant, I may just mention that he ex-
ercised this power in common with other prophets.
As to his assertion, that the work of judging mankind
belongs, by nature, equally to the Son and to the Father,
1 only refer the Editor to Matt. xix. 28, and Luke xxii. 29,
30, in which the apostles are represented as invested with
the power of judging the Twelve Tribes of Israel, and to
1 Cor. vi. 2, which ascribes the power of judging the
world to righteous men ; and I hope that the Editor will
be convinced, from these authorities, that the "work of
judging mankind" does not belong, by nature, to the Son
and to the Father." He introduces, in the course of this
argument, john viii. 58, and Rev. i. 8, which I have often
examined in the preceding pages.
He at last comments on verse 23, "That all men should
honour the Son as they honour the Father,'' saying, that
"to this glorious declaration of the Son"s Godhead, our
author merely objects, that this means likeness in nature
and quality, and not in exact degree of honour. But
what are the nature and quality of the honour paid to
God the Father ? Divine honour of the highest kind S
and such as can be given to no creature." The phrases,
"to honour God, and to adore .God," are used in quite
different senses^; the latter being peculiarly applicable to
received all power of judging men in his human nature,
he must have quickened whom he pleased, as the conse-
quence of that power, in his human capacity ; how, then,
could the Editor infer the deity of Jesus from one
circurfistance (quickening the dead) which entirely
depends upon another, the power of judging,) enjoyed
by him in his human nature ? Lest it should be sup-
posed that individual instances of the dead being raised
by Jesus is here meant, I may just mention that he ex-
ercised this power in common with other prophets.
As to his assertion, that the work of judging mankind
belongs, by nature, equally to the Son and to the Father,
1 only refer the Editor to Matt. xix. 28, and Luke xxii. 29,
30, in which the apostles are represented as invested with
the power of judging the Twelve Tribes of Israel, and to
1 Cor. vi. 2, which ascribes the power of judging the
world to righteous men ; and I hope that the Editor will
be convinced, from these authorities, that the "work of
judging mankind" does not belong, by nature, to the Son
and to the Father." He introduces, in the course of this
argument, john viii. 58, and Rev. i. 8, which I have often
examined in the preceding pages.
He at last comments on verse 23, "That all men should
honour the Son as they honour the Father,'' saying, that
"to this glorious declaration of the Son"s Godhead, our
author merely objects, that this means likeness in nature
and quality, and not in exact degree of honour. But
what are the nature and quality of the honour paid to
God the Father ? Divine honour of the highest kind S
and such as can be given to no creature." The phrases,
"to honour God, and to adore .God," are used in quite
different senses^; the latter being peculiarly applicable to