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    he had been himself a persecuted man , and forced to flee otit of his own country , where he could expect no mdrcy , and tt > take refuge among strangers . For such a man to become the merciless and bloody persecutor , and even murderer , of a friendless stranger , fleeing for his life from the deadly rage of wicked men , passing quietly along to seek refuge in a strange land ^

    as had been before his own case , must surely have been the very perfection of human baseness ; and for his present followers to take upon them to vindicate or palliate such a conduct , and the very murder itself , must be truly infamous and detestable . I humbly conceive it will be no way improper or unseasonable

    to lay before your readers the following short narrative of the above memorable transaction , as it may prevent their being misled by false representations , enable them to form a righj judgment upon the case , and confirm their attachment to the honourable and glorious cause of religious liberty .

    Much is daily said among us of the right of private judgxnent , the value of liberty of conscience , the necessity of free inquiry in religious matters , and the duty of making an open and honest confession of our faith ; but no sooner does any rme exercise the said right of private judgment , or use his liberty of conscience , or inquire freely after divine truth , and openlv

    declare the result , if his sentiments happen to differ from those of his . neighbours , than he is viewed by them as a dangerous per-$ . cui ,. and treated as an evil-doer . This applies not only to Calvinists , but also to Baxterians , and orthodox Afminians ; nor are our more heterodox and unpopular sects always quite free frorqt the same inconsistency . It is a case much to be lamented , £ nd proves of no small service to the prevailing cause of scepticism and infidelity * On this topic , however , I will not now enlarge , but shall proceed to the proposed narrative . In the mean time , I remain , Sir , your humble servant ^

    EAfLYK . A Brief Account o / Michael Servetus , and of the Treatment which he met with from several of the Reformers f and particularly from John Calvin , who caused him t& be taken up , and put to J ) eath , for differing from him in Opinion , and opposing his Doctrine . Michael Scrvetus ( called also Michael Servet , or Servede ) is

    eaid to have been born in 15 O 9 , at Villaneueva , or Villanova , in Arragon ; or , according to others , at Tudelle in Navarre , where his parents had probably removed from Villanova , His fatfeer , who was a notary , bestowed on him an excellent edu ^ cation , and is said to have sent him in due time tp the Uuiver ^

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  • Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), Sept. 2, 1806, page 450, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1728/page/2/