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Summary Of All The Arguments For And Against Richard Brothers.
notorious for its extensive and abominable traffic in slaves , and where tyranny leaves not a single man who can truly and properly call his soul his own . Mr . Halhed , as an example , confesses his own political sins , having , he says , sold his soul to the minister without receiving a shilling . Mr . Home reminds Mr . Halhed how he himself in a preceding
page remarks , that the word sea cannot be taken literally . He begs to know why the commonwealth of Rome is addressed b y Horace under the picture of a ship ; and humourously enquires if Mr . Iialhed thinks that the poet meant London . Mr . Home then proceeds in shewing that Babylon was very fertile ; and , as it abounded in fish , there is every reason to suppose there was some kind of navigation . Women ,
he says , were bought and sold , and were slaves in Babylon ; and souls of men were wantonly abused by the papistical notion of deliverance through purgatory . He begs to know how Mr . Halhed sold his soul when he never received any money for it . He further observes , that the calamities denounced in this chapter respecting merchandise have a strong- affinity to those against Tyre .
This author takes notice that Brothers , whenever any of his prophecies are not fulfilled , evades detection b y saying , that his intercession prevented them . Mr . Halhed , in his conclusion , asserts the purity of Brothers ' s intention , and strongly recommends an immediate peace in conformity to the prophet ' s advice . He occupies twenty pages in his proofs
and references , and though he confesses Mr . Brothers has no literary abilities , yet he has taken it upon himself to prove , by the ordinary exertion of human sagacity , that he is inspired , and has as good a right to call himself the nephew of our Saviour , as any Jew to calf himself a son of Abraham . He declares , that he has discovered all Brothers ' s prophecies to be unequivocally proved in the books of Daniel and Esdras .
Mr . Home treats the whole as a profane enthusiastic business—he does not g ive any opinion upon the times , but confines' himself entirely to a confutation of Brothers and his advocate , calling the latter & ' second Aaron , as he supposes him to be appointed to support the meek and modest man ( Brothers ) , slow of speech , and of a slo-w tongue , by his eloquence and powerful arguments . He thinks that Brotherslias arrogated more than any of the real prophets ever did , because he
stiles himself , a Moses . —Nephew of C- —t— -Son of G-d— -a bri ght star—a sound of thunder in the ears of the wicked—a lantern to the Jews—a great man ! Whereas the apostles , & c . were content to be esteemed the humble servants of God , and to suffer shame for his name . Charity , however , induces Mr . Home to think , that enthusiasm has taken so great possession of Brothers ' s mind , that he does not see ^ the consequences of what he pretends .
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Summary Of All The Arguments For And Against Richard Brothers.
notorious for its extensive and abominable traffic in slaves , and where tyranny leaves not a single man who can truly and properly call his soul his own . Mr . Halhed , as an example , confesses his own political sins , having , he says , sold his soul to the minister without receiving a shilling . Mr . Home reminds Mr . Halhed how he himself in a preceding
page remarks , that the word sea cannot be taken literally . He begs to know why the commonwealth of Rome is addressed b y Horace under the picture of a ship ; and humourously enquires if Mr . Iialhed thinks that the poet meant London . Mr . Home then proceeds in shewing that Babylon was very fertile ; and , as it abounded in fish , there is every reason to suppose there was some kind of navigation . Women ,
he says , were bought and sold , and were slaves in Babylon ; and souls of men were wantonly abused by the papistical notion of deliverance through purgatory . He begs to know how Mr . Halhed sold his soul when he never received any money for it . He further observes , that the calamities denounced in this chapter respecting merchandise have a strong- affinity to those against Tyre .
This author takes notice that Brothers , whenever any of his prophecies are not fulfilled , evades detection b y saying , that his intercession prevented them . Mr . Halhed , in his conclusion , asserts the purity of Brothers ' s intention , and strongly recommends an immediate peace in conformity to the prophet ' s advice . He occupies twenty pages in his proofs
and references , and though he confesses Mr . Brothers has no literary abilities , yet he has taken it upon himself to prove , by the ordinary exertion of human sagacity , that he is inspired , and has as good a right to call himself the nephew of our Saviour , as any Jew to calf himself a son of Abraham . He declares , that he has discovered all Brothers ' s prophecies to be unequivocally proved in the books of Daniel and Esdras .
Mr . Home treats the whole as a profane enthusiastic business—he does not g ive any opinion upon the times , but confines' himself entirely to a confutation of Brothers and his advocate , calling the latter & ' second Aaron , as he supposes him to be appointed to support the meek and modest man ( Brothers ) , slow of speech , and of a slo-w tongue , by his eloquence and powerful arguments . He thinks that Brotherslias arrogated more than any of the real prophets ever did , because he
stiles himself , a Moses . —Nephew of C- —t— -Son of G-d— -a bri ght star—a sound of thunder in the ears of the wicked—a lantern to the Jews—a great man ! Whereas the apostles , & c . were content to be esteemed the humble servants of God , and to suffer shame for his name . Charity , however , induces Mr . Home to think , that enthusiasm has taken so great possession of Brothers ' s mind , that he does not see ^ the consequences of what he pretends .