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heavenly throne at the bidding of every priest - in his daily
celebration of some sacrament - to consecrate its elements
and change their essence and qualities into some supernatural
elements is extremely repugnant to the religious sentiments
of every Unitarian, whether Jew or Muslim. Nothing could
horrify a Muslim's feeling more than the belief that the
Holy Spirit - always at the intervention of a priest -
changes the water of baptism into the blood of a crucified
god and blots out the so-called original sin; or a belief that
the magic operation upon the material elements of the
Eucharist transubstantiates them into the blood and body of
an incarnate god. These beliefs were absolutely opposed
to the teachings of the Old Testament and a falsification of
the real doctrine of John and Jesus. The Christian assertion
that the Holy Spirit at the incantations of a priest, fills
celebration of some sacrament - to consecrate its elements
and change their essence and qualities into some supernatural
elements is extremely repugnant to the religious sentiments
of every Unitarian, whether Jew or Muslim. Nothing could
horrify a Muslim's feeling more than the belief that the
Holy Spirit - always at the intervention of a priest -
changes the water of baptism into the blood of a crucified
god and blots out the so-called original sin; or a belief that
the magic operation upon the material elements of the
Eucharist transubstantiates them into the blood and body of
an incarnate god. These beliefs were absolutely opposed
to the teachings of the Old Testament and a falsification of
the real doctrine of John and Jesus. The Christian assertion
that the Holy Spirit at the incantations of a priest, fills