A defence of the Enquiry about the lawfulness of eating blood. In answer to the remarks of The Apostolical decree at Jerusalem prov'd to be still in force / [attributed to William Burscough] By a prebendary of York [i.e. Thomas Sharp] With some remarks on the defence of Revelation examin'd with candour [by Patrick Delany].

  • Thomas Sharp
Date:
1734
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Credit: A defence of the Enquiry about the lawfulness of eating blood. In answer to the remarks of The Apostolical decree at Jerusalem prov'd to be still in force / [attributed to William Burscough] By a prebendary of York [i.e. Thomas Sharp] With some remarks on the defence of Revelation examin'd with candour [by Patrick Delany]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    P‘4T- it not be natural for them to conclude that excep¬ tion was made purely to feparate Blood from com¬ mon ufe, and to appropriate it to the Altar; and fo they might continue to make ufe of it accor¬ ding to former practice, when nothing was laid againft it here.——This feems to make it pretty clear, if it wants any farther Illuftration; it is ex- preffly and evidently fet forth in the Law, that the Blood was given to make an Atonement. The Author of the Remarks cannot find fault with our taking an Explanation of this general Command from the Law, when he has done fo in the very fame cafe, to find out what is meant by Blood in this Precept--—thefe are his Words; “ Tho’ the Precept given to Noah—— isnotfoex- <c plicite; and only forbids the eating Blood in “ general > yet the Law of Mofes is moreexprefi, “ and may be of ufe to us to determine this mat- “ ter.” —and fo I hope it may be of ufe to us to determine that other matter.--I fhould not havepurfued this Argument fo far, had it not been the fame with my own, which I had gone upon before the ^uejlion Jiated came into my hands; and I mufl own, I can fee no fufficient reafons to quit it, notwithftanding what thefe Ingenious Gentlemen have offer’d againft it. The Author of the Remarks takes notice of a Paffage of mine, which I thought could not have been miftaken—--thefe are his Words; “ To prove that it was only necejjdry that the Gen- “ tiles fhould be reftrain’d from thefe things, that tc no offence might be given to the Jews, it is <£ argued, that they, who came over to Chrifti- “ anitv, fora conliderable time kept holy, Satur-
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