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    ; The Bishop of J . landaff . If he could 3 ee wiy pitobkteiky 4 & modteHin ^ the Bill for the better inl its details ^ he * smM certainty her for ffoing iatfr a Comroittee ^ bat il seemed so objectionable $ & the whole principle of its ^ pemtion , that he despaired of atiy * such Tfesttlt . fehirf o & Jeeti & ina , h & fcadMbfc & ii anticiand

    pated by tiro l ^ md and nohte Lord ^ ( Bldon Redesdftle ) . If 4 ^ Bill were to go to a Goitoniittee ,. lie certainty eo » te < wted that the Slate tmifct be satisfied who aad what were the persons wko wfef ^ t & be aitewted to * soieramize & M * rfi * ge $ , and what were the forms to fee ufced . Wit & dttt kaoWiag th & , tfeere was iu£ rtite hazard . As to tews aad QAak « rs > - th 6 lr LdJdshipa knew their Wlf ^

    fofms f customs ^ aad ceremonies ; but he beiie ^« d ther ^ f ^ io « -eroa ^ ia existence in the dountry any form of ceremony for other sects . Be put it to their Lordships whether it was safe to entrust marriages to persons of whom they knew nothing , without , at any rate , putting © feseatSisg Ministers under similar restrictions wkh those Imposed on Ministers 6 f the -dntrch ,

    and which t ^ ey themselves would probably think Inconsistent Hrii & tbe Eberty Aey enjoyed : He was a friend to t ^> lenition . The Gh « fch * s gfory wa ^ th at k wa * a tolerant Church . TM ^ wa ^ he beSe ^ ed , the only pofefc i » A ^ rieh there was any compulsive conformity , staid it w ^ s ^? fertainly Ifiaporfant te relieve it , ff tlie Bllt w « nt only to meet- religious seftotfle ^ , lie wouM cordiafiy agree

    in it y bat the Kll wa ^ -s ^ loose , that it went to exei » i > t any ooe \* te & « erely couscientiousiy declined conformity . It was ofre tMftgf to say th » t ^ a person tfoukl not conscientiously comply , and another to & ay he con ^ oiefitiou ^ ly declined to 6 && iply . Thfe Biafe Of rt £ religion mi ^ ht feay ht eoneclentkitt ^ ly declined to join with the Church . The BSl must define better the persons

    wbm it proposed to reiievew A » to Ldrd Izfoeipodi'b suggestion , he felt \« ery reluctant t & give a hasty opinion upon iff . Though he feW tfee < 54 ge€ tions Urged l ^ the Rigfht Reverend Ar <* hbi & h 6 p , he was-not ^ ire pared to say that * e plan wtas impracticable - but tBe Ghureh ^ mild not be ? e ^ pectedrto de cid e such a point at a moment . He was sorry to hear it said , that they * hud only

    the alternative of going- into a Committee on this HSU , or agreeing to the suggestion aC onfceV ( Nb * no !) Hfe v ^ a « not i ^ pai ^> i cei - tttiiify ; to dedde ; h ^ joibed heartiTj in wishihg tlie Bill ntf & ht be wittefteat ^/ m iHrdhriiig ah inttieirte tod diflScult qirestioir- \ mt when he s ^ id ** not c ^ trtetlt , * he «* fd it tiffieX ? because i * waS a n ^ afte ¥ ori whicfir her cotild ttot ¦ > decide-in the time

    • aitom * d , r ' - ' : . - . - *• - ¦ i ; . • • ¦• . ¦¦ * . . ' • • " ^ > ; ¦ - ¦ » ¦ . :. ' ¦ ' ¦ ¦• . r- - ;; . . - .. :: : ' . r — . : . ~ . . - ¦ r L 6 wf Eli-KWD ^ rtotroft thoii ^ tt it would be a 6 ttd tfeittgr t ^ i « tMs H ^ we shottid divide on scich a quebtibn is * elite . The BiM rettUy Wfenr to ^ ttotH 8 ftg bat fo relieve religious scruple , which mery one admitted ^ i ^ M to retieWd .- ft

    htod been disetfs « ed agaitt tod tt ^ ain , wi * theire Wa « tio ^ BR ^^ d ^ ttti » | k ^ Ife ^ o ald not thiAkthwt moral Or religious pritt ^ le ^ e ^ OTM % fe adWto ^ by forrin ^ persons in this way into a coitformif ^ ^ fttt tfe ^ Cftttitfr . H ^ inyuld not thitik & triumph « f thatlttod gi ^ ttfyinff t ^ tffiy <> te ^ fetelti ^ . He tvair comiftceA ^ ltot ever 5 r thi % irf t *^ Tii ^ ^ li ^ le object ^ of tb ^ Bilt wi « v Xi ^ tet ^ ^^^ iigliiailS' ^ | piiito€ ^&^ - ^ fltetfil ^^^ lg ^^ ^> HH ^ lllBfPk ld¥

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  • Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), Dec. 2, 1823, page 18, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1714/page/58/