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paffage from the writings of Mofes, who erefsly
commands the jews not to bow down to any other.
Our faviour says, "Get thee hence, Satan, for it
" is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God,
"and him only fhalt thou ferve *." To the fa-
maritan woman he faith, " The hour cometh, and

now is, when the true worshippers shall worship
"the Father, in fpirit and in truth, for the Father
"feeketh fuch to worship him t.”

If we attend to the practice of Jefus Chrift, we
shall find it agreeing with his precepts, and that he ad-
dreffed himself always to the fame Being, "his Father
"and our Father, his God and our God ‡."

"I thank thee, O Father, lord of heaven and earth,
"because thou haft hidden these things from the wife
" and prudent, and revealed them unto babes; even
"fo, Father, for fo it feemed good in thy fight |.
"Father, I thank thee, that thou haft heard me §.
"And it came to pass in those days, that he went out
"into a mountain to pray, and continued all night
"in prayer to God . These words fpake Jefus, and
"lifted up his eyes to heaven, and faid, Father, the
"hour is come, glorify thy fon, that thy fon alfo may
"glorify thee **." Read attentively the whole- of

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§ John xi. 41. compare John xii. 27, 28.

¶ Luke vi. 12.

**John xvii. 1.

"this prayer, it is a model for your own prayers;
66 our faviour begins with an address to the Father,
and repeats the fame frequently, faying, O Father-
Holy Father-O righteous Father. What abfur-
dities do not the trinitarians make of this excellent
prayer, when they talk of their God the fon-their
God the holy ghost-their God, the holy, blessed, and
glorious trinity.

Our faviour continued to his death in this true and
proper mode of worship, the only one acceptable to
the fupreme being. "O my Father, if it be poffible,
"let this cup pass from me; nevertheless, not as
"I will, but as thou wilt*. Father, forgive them :
"for they know not what they do t.
"God, why haft thou forfaken me t.
"thy hands I commend my spirit ||.”

My God, my

Father, into

From the precept of our faviour illuftrated by his
own practice, we conclude that the God and Father
of our lord Jefus Chrift is the only object of
worship; and in this opinion we are strengthened
by the precepts and general practice of the apostles.
"They continued daily with one accord, in the
"temple, praifing God §. When they heard, they
"lifted up their voice to God and faid, Lord, thou

"art

* Matth. xxvi. 39, 42. Mark xiv. 36. Luke xxii. 42.

+ Luke xxiii. 34.

|| Luke xxiii. 46.

Matt. xxvii. 46. Mark xv. 34-

§ Acts ii. 46, 47. compare iii. 8, 9. x. 2. 31, 33.

xvi. 14.

"art God, who haft made heaven and earth, the (C fea, and all that in them is-for, of a truth, against "thy holy child Jefus, whom thou haft anointed, both "Herod and Pontius Pilate, with the gentiles and "the people of Ifrael, were gathered together-and "now, Lord, behold their threatnings, and grant -that figns and wonders may be done in the name "of thy holy child Jefus*. But prayer was made, "without ceafing of the church, unto God for "himt. Sirs, why do ye these things. we also are "men of like paffions with you, and preach unto

you that ye fhould turn from thefe vanities unto "the living God, who made heaven and earth, and "the fea and all things that are thereint? He took "bread, and gave thanks to God, in the prefence "of them all§."

You may object, perhaps, that there is an instance to the contrary in the deacon Stephen, who, on the point of death, called out, "Lord Jefus, receive my

fpirit." But you are to recollect the particular circumstances in which he then was, that he faw Jefus Chrift himself in glory, and seeing him, made, with great propriety, this address. If any of you, my brethren,

*Acts iv. 24, 27, 29, 30.

+ Acts xii. 5. xi. 18. xvi. 25.

† Acts xiv. 25. xxvi. 20. compare attentively the three speeches of St. Paul, xvii. 23.

Acts xxvii. 35. xxviii. 15.

Acts vii. 59. compare Matth. viii. 25, xiv. 30.

brethren, fhould see our faviour in the fame circumftances, fuch an addrefs would be very proper.

The precepts of the apoftles, in their letters, point out only one object of worship. "Now I "befeech you, brethren, for the lord Jefus Chrift's "fake, and for the love of the fpirit, that ye ftrive, ❝ together with me, in your prayers to God for me*. "Be careful for nothing, but, in every thing, by 66 prayer and fupplications, let your requests be made "known unto Godt. If any of you lack wisdom, "let him ask of God, who giveth to all men libe"rally. Giving thanks always unto God, even the “Father, in the name of our lord Jesus Christ§. "By him, therefore, let us offer the facrifice of "praise to God continually, that is, the fruit of our "lips, giving thanks to his name. Now the God "of patience and confolation grant you to be like"minded one towards another, according to Jefus "Chrift, that ye may, with one mind, glorify God, "even the Father of our lord Jefus Chriftq."

To these precepts, their practice alfo was conformable. "Wherefore, I also cease not to give "thanks for you, making mention of you in my (6 prayers, that the God of our lord Jefus Chrift, "the Father of glory, may give unto you the fpirit "of

*Rom. xv. 30. xii. 1.
↑ Jam. i. 5. 17.
|| Heb. xiii. 25.

+ Phil. iv. 6. Col. iii. 17. § Eph. v. 20. 1 Cor. x. 31. Rom, xv. 5. 6.

" of wisdom*. For this caufe I bow my knees unto "the Father of our lord Jefus Chrift+. Brethren,

my heart's defire and prayer to God for Ifrael is, "that they might be favedt."

Their doxologies, as they are called, or forms of giving praise and glory to God, point out equally the fame object of worship, the God of our lord Jefus Christ. "Now unto him that is of power to efta- ' "blish you according to my gofpel, and preaching ❝ of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the "mystery, which was kept fecret fince the world "began:-To God only wife, be glory through "Jefus Chrift, for ever, Amen§. Bleffed be God, even the Father of our lord Jefus Chrift, the "Father of mercies, and the God of all comfort . "Now unto the king eternal, immortal, invisible, "the only wife God, be honour and glory, for ever "and ever, Amenq. But the God of all grace, who "hath called us unto his eternal glory by Christ Jefus, after that ye have suffered awhile, make you "perfect, stablish, strengthen, settle you; to him be glory and dominion for ever and ever *.

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* Eph. i. 15, 16, 17. Phil. i. 3. iii. 3. 2 Theff. i. 3,

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