The danger of concessions to the adversaries of truth. On the error of the Romanist and the Socinian, who both allege that in the opinion of the Fathers and the Primitive Church, the doctrine Assertion of the same writer that the ancient Fathers did not believe the doctrine of the Trinity or the Deity of Christ was ib. Reasons why various controversial writers, although differing in preference of reason before Scripture. charge of duplicity against the Primitive Church. charge of unprincipled hypocrisy against all the The Christian Examiner's assault on the Prophetic Scriptures, ib. and on the inspiration of the Evangelists. The Christian Examiner shewn to be in conflict with the words 378-9 The declaration in a subsequent number of the same work, that the time has arrived for a new form of Christianity. Pride of intellect, the governing spirit of anti-trinitarianism. Our only safeguard lies in an adherence to Scripture, as interpreted Professor Norton's assault upon the doctrine of the Trinity. His assertion that Christ inculcated erroneous doctrines, in order to accommodate himself to the popular notions of the Jews. 389-391 Professor Norton's argument against the Deity of Christ, derived from Professor Norton's assertion, that the source of the doctrine of the Trini- ty was the philosophy of Plato, examined and disproved-Quotation from Eusebius to show that Plato derived his knowledge from the Old Testament Scriptures--Another on the same subject, from Coquaeus --Another from St. Augustin-The assertion of the Professor shewn to be not only unfounded, but absurd-Quotation from Cudworth, declar- The substantial accordance of all Trinitarians, in their explanation of the sent from the doctrine of the Eternal Sonship, and his contempt for the 405-415 DISCOURSE I. JOHN IX. 38. LORD, I BELIEVE. 6 It was a weighty assertion of the great Apostle of the Gentiles, my brethren, that, with the heart, man believeth unto righteousness, but with the mouth, confession is made. unto salvation.' And so highly does the Church esteem this confession of belief, that she has appointed a form of sound words, called the Creed, for the express purpose engaging the hearts and the lips of all her children, in thẹ constant acknowledgment of the great principles of the Gospel. of The origin of this comprehensive and admirable formulary, called the Apostles' Creed, is so ancient, that it may be found substantially in the earliest records of the Christian faith; and there can be no doubt that it was in use soon after the Apostolic, age, amongst those who derived it from the custom of the first churches. Some similar exposition of Divine truth is supposed to have been referred to by St. Paul, where he saith to Timothy, Hold fast the form of sound words which thou hast heard of me, in faith and love, which is in Christ Jesus;' and many believe, not without reason, that this is the precise form or summary of the faith, which was left to the Church of Rome, by the Apostles Peter and Paul. Belonging, as we have the happiness to do, my brethren, to a Church which traces her doctrine, her government, and her forms, to the earliest and purest days of Christianity, |