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CAROLINE FBANCES CORNWALLIS. 303
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In Making The Attempt Miss Cornwallis Co...
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by very y criticism sen a sible and remark research , while , rather , advocatin than imp g licit obtaining y faith , " the that truth
"I do not think that the child-like reception of the Gospel which our Saviour recommends 4 means the receivin d g things but without it proof to . None rather ques to
mean tion and that ask full depen Why dance V' more on t the han care chil and ren love do 7 of " our heavenl seems y Father me which child feels with to his earthlparent '
a regard"y . lent She to traces " attempts too the at conversions belief " without to Romanism reasoning , . " then But so th preva ough
went claimed equall , y as for adverse much herself beyond to she reasoning was her equall as without she y read went y belief to beyond allow , the to Hoinanism liberty others who she
_, and with whose conclusions she could therefore feel no sympath tim y when ; for that in mentioning book was bein " The widel Vesti dis ges cussed of Creation althoug " h at con the
demning statements e the and work being as containing therefore g not false worth y assertions y of rel , i and ance incorrect , she yet
comments , severely upon a review of it wherein the writer chose to
" Kidicule what at any rate is not ridiculous , and to call an author blasphemous and irreligious who speaks with all of the warmth of a heart and
rightlycares attuned on to a God religious of mercy feeling and , of truth the . pleasure " resting one's hopes one ' s
She justly addsfalsehood " To impute and mal to ignity an author , methinks feelings . " which he disclaims is something like
liberality are But sometimes while , she , thus . was t deep so to far ly imbued from joining that with they sentiments any enj of oy the a monop of sects thoroug which oly of h
that virtuethat ap she still suppose felt a warm and decided preference for , the her confession
the church of her childhoodfollowing- being of faith in 1847 . ,
confirmed "I have thereb watched y in the my education long-held proceedings opinions that with Christianity much interest never , and works lam so
Caroline Fbances Cornwallis. 303
CAROLINE FBANCES CORNWALLIS . 303
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English Woman’s Journal (1858-1864), July 1, 1864, page 303, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ewj/issues/ewj_01071864/page/15/
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