-
Articles_of_he_Bishop_of_Uramiah, page : 39
His being a loving Creator and Protector, but as the Churches
abused this Name, the Koran has justly refrained from
using it.
The Old Testament and the Koran condemn the doctrine of three
persons in God; the New Testament does not expressly
hold or defend it, but even if it contains hints and
traces concerning the Trinity, it is no authority at all, because
it was neither seen nor written by Christ himself, nor in the
language he spoke, nor did it exist in its present form and
9
contents for - at least - the first two centuries after him.
It might with advantage be added that in the East the
abused this Name, the Koran has justly refrained from
using it.
The Old Testament and the Koran condemn the doctrine of three
persons in God; the New Testament does not expressly
hold or defend it, but even if it contains hints and
traces concerning the Trinity, it is no authority at all, because
it was neither seen nor written by Christ himself, nor in the
language he spoke, nor did it exist in its present form and
9
contents for - at least - the first two centuries after him.
It might with advantage be added that in the East the