An EXAMINATION of Dr. Taylor's Scripture-

Doctrine of ATONEMENT examined,

IN RELATION

1. To JEWISH SACRIFICES.
II. To the SACRIFICE of our LORD Jesus CHRISTO

TO WHICH IS ADDED

An APP E N D I X,

CONTAINING
An EXAMINATION of another notion of JEWISH

SACRIFICES, which is exhibited in an anonymous
Piece, published at LONDON, ann. 1746. and in-
titled, An Elay on the nature, design, and arigin of
SACRIFICES,

Decipimur specie recti, Hor.
Fica omnia celeriter, tanquam flofculi, decidunt.-Tull.
Πανία δοκιμάζετε, Το καλόν κατέχεΠε. St. Paul.

LONDON:
Printed for C. Henderson, under the Royal-Exchange;
T. Becker and P, A. de HONDT, in the Strand. 1761.

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ADVERTISEMENT,

HE reader will perceive that the learned

and worthy Dr. Taylor was living when the following examination of his notions of atonement was finished. I hoped that it might have reached his hands in this world, and that the publication of it would have suggested reasons to him for favouring us with his second thoughts on that subject. However, his death doth not supersede the main design of this publịcațion, which is to promote truth, that lives forever, and will be immortal.

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writing, and the great esteem I have for Dr. Taylor, had long detained

me from engaging in a criticism upon bis notions of sacrifice, still hoping to see this work undertaken and executed by some abler band. But being hitherto disappointed in this expe&tation, and my dihnclination out-weighed by the confideration of the venerable nature of. sacrifice, and of the great interest which the bulk of mankind have always taken themselves to have in the effect of it, but, above all, by a concern for truth ; bave at last engaged in it. And having finished what I proposed, do now lay it before the public, and submit the

criticism

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criticism to the judgment of those who are qualified for judging in affairs of this nature.

About the time I was entering upon this work, an anonymous piece, entitled, An essay upon the nature, design, and origin of sacrifices, was put into my hands by a friend : in which I found a notion, different from Dr. Taylor's, of the symbolical nature and dehgn of Jewish sacrifices, exhibited and defended. Wherefore, that I might, nt once, shew the vanity, absurdity, and falshood of all notions of the symbolical nature of Jewish sacrifices, I judged it proper, to take some notice of this performance. And accordingly, an appendix is subjoined containing a critical examination of this Author's notion of the symbolical nature of these sacrifices, and of whatever be has advanced in its support.

Notwithstanding what the last mentioned Author has said to the contrary, it doth not appear to me, that peace-offerings were in ule before the days of Mofes. And as the sacrifices of this species were, in respect of the of ferers, voluntary oblations, and accompanied either their prayers for the grant of blessings, or their thanksgivings for bleffings received; ?tis easy to see, what was the use and design of them, and to account rationally for the inftitution and practice of them : fór this may be