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Art. Iv.—The Danger Of Reading Improper ...
influence of _great names , agaiust submitting to the authority of sects and parties , against being disheartened by the fear of obloquy ., reproach , and persecution ? la the _examination of controverted pas .
fiacres , does he _urgfe them to spare _gages , does ne urge tnem xo spare no pains to inform themselves concerning the correctness of the te _* t and the fidelity of the translations , to compare the various and sometimes _opposite senses which have been assigned to these passages by men of different _religious
sentiments , to weigh their arguments carefully , and at length , with manly courage _^ tempered by Christian humility , to judge for themselves f — Not a hint of this sort is to be
found . On the contrary Mr . J . C / s object seems to be to keep them from deviating one hair ' s breadth from the path marked out for them by their ministers ; and to persuade them that every syllable of our common English Bible is en- ' titled to the character of the
inspired word of God , and that the whole must be understood and believed in that sense which he chooses to call _eravgeliad . There is one cause of Mr . J . C . ' s uneasiness which is somewhat
curious * _* 'I know many persons , says he , ( p . 18 ) who would not go to hear a Socinian preach , much less give q guintfi to Ms support " --thus far all is well : but alas ! these
same , persons— - habitually read the produce of his pen , and liberally subscribe to the printed propagation pf his sentiments . And I will _^ _deuake to prove , ( adds the
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preacher , ) that some religious pro * fessors have for years contributed ( by taking in these works ) tvdeeas much to the spread of _Christ
_degradiqg and soul-ruining opini - ons , as to the support of their evangelical minister . " Hinc illae lacry mas ! This is the mortifying circumstance , that the Unitarian
who preaches eternal life by Jesus Christ , to those only who patiently continue in well doing , which every body knows to be a difficult thing , should "be paid twice cs much as the orthodox teacher who
assures- his pupils that Christ has done every thing for them , so that nothing is required of thorn but to believe . We take it for granted that Mr . J _« C _, is correct in his state
ment _, and as we think it no crime either to hearaSocinian preach /* or to " givp a guinea for his sup * port , _" we shall not conceal our
pleasure in being informed , upon such authority , that the readers of Unitarian publications , amongst the reputed orthodox , are so numerous and their subscriptions so liberal . This looks well .
Mr . J . C _. in soliciting the attention of his hearers informs them that he h *< _is " preferred the selection of useful remark to any attempt at a display of genius _. " In the selection of useful remark , we think
he has been in some instances happy , and ii \ others very unfortunate ; but in his endeavour to avoid any display of genius , we can assure our readers he has every where succeeded to admiration !
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Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), Dec. 2, 1807, page 659, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/mrp_02121807/page/39/
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