Six Discourses on the Miracles of Our Saviour, and Defences of His DiscoursesWoolston, Thomas
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Six Discourses on the Miracles of Our Saviour, and Defences of His Discourses
Woolston, Thomas
Gibson, Edmund, 1669-1748; Jesus Christ -- Miracles -- Early works to 1800; Smalbroke, Richard, 1672-1749
Now the Controversy about _Jesus_'s Messiahship is thus far revived
and commenced, let us, in God's Name, go on with it, till we come
to a final Determination, either in the Demonstration, or
Confutation of it. Your _Clergy_, can't, I think, for Shame, any
more interrupt the free Course of the Controversy, which will make
us Jews secretly insult and triumph over them; and not only confirm
us in our Unbelief of _Jesus_'s Messiahship, but will occasion
others to desert their Faith in him.
It's a strange thing to consider how your Priesthood have, in these
latter Ages, managed the Controversy between Jews and Christians,
all by themselves, furiously disputing against Adversaries, whom
they will not allow with Impunity to speak in their own Cause: So
do they make God, who is to decide the Controversy, like an unjust
and partial Judge, that will hear only the Pleadings and Evidence
on one Side of the Question.
But your _Clergy_ will say, that in their Writings against the
Jews, they make Objections for us as well as Answers for
themselves, and that's sufficient. Not so, say I, unless their
Objections were as good and strong as we can make for our selves.
But however, if your _Divines_ so please, I will thus agree the
Matter with them, _viz._ That they alone shall make Objections for
us, if they'll let us alone to make Answers for them, which is most
just and equal; and then the World shall behold the most pleasant
and comical _Farce_ of a Controversy, they ever were entertain'd
with.
I remember, that in my Letter, you published, against _Jesus_'s
Resurrection, I promised the Controversy between the _Jews_ and
_Christians_, by my Consent, should turn on that Miracle. Your
_Clergy_, one or other of them, have answer'd that _Letter_; and so
might expect to hear of my Conversion, if I had nothing to reply to
them. My Reply you durst not publish, for fear of worldly
Tribulation, and so I am free from that Promise. But now that you
have fortunately given me an Occasion to make the more proper and
substantial Objection against _Jesus_'s Messiahship, herein
contain'd, I hope it will be freely and fully debated and
consider'd to the Determination of the Controversy between us. So
wishing you Health and Happiness, I am _Yours_,
_N. N._
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