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fitgficst fkneour and disrespect , that he Was enjoined to make a public recantation , in that very pulpit from whence he had so lately vented his supposed errors . This he < lid the 5 th" of May following . ' Part of his recantation ( preserved fcy Strype , in the original Latin , in his life of Whitgift ) ran thus :
" Lastly , I rashly uttered these word * against John Calvin , ( a person than whom none has deserved better of the church , ) namely , that he had presumed to exalt himself above the Son of God ; in aying which , 1 acknowledge that I
great ! / injured that most learned and trfely jpioiis man ; and I do most humbly ifitreat that ye will all forgive this my rashness , i also threw out , an a most rancorous , manner , some reflections against P . Martyr Theodore Beza , Jere > m Xanchy , Francis Junius , and others
of the same Teligion , who -were the lights and ornaments of our church ; calling t ^ iem by the malicious name of CafajinistSy and branding them with othar reproachful terms . I did wrong in
assailing the reputation of these persons , and in endeavouring to lessen the estimation in which they are held , and in dissuading any from reacting their most learned works ; sqeing our church holds these divines in . deserved reverence . "
Happily for the Anti-calvinistic , the Arminian barrister , the church . of England is either dege . ~ ? negate or reformed , or he might be compelled to retract his reflections upon Dr . Hawker and others , at the bar of the King ' s Bench !
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SM ,. \ A Grievous Temptation . ^ When the Rev . Job Orton lived at Northampton } as tutor in the academy of Dr . Doddridge , The became acquainted with John B ,
a poor man who resided at Kings * thorpe $ a little distance from Northampton , and a-member of ; l > r . t ) oddridge's church , T TMr . O ? ton had a v ^ ry Jhifeh « £ - •• L
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teem for this viuagrTj , whojrt- 'he considered as possessing a gre ^ t ^ t degree of sincere and fervJEmt piety , and of undevfating integrity . ! In his walks he frequently called iat his hause , conversed wkh him bti religious subjects ^ solved his doubts , corrected his mistakes .
and animated him to proceed with vigour and perseverance in thte pajh of Christian virtue . f One day Jotin came with-a rvtcful countenance to the academy , and inquired whether Mr . Ortan
was at home . [ Being informed that he was , and shewn to his roonvj he instantly observed in his appearance the marks of deep concern and perturbation , and asked him respecting the object of his visit . u I am come , Sir ( Jsays
John ) , to have some conversation with you respecting the state of my soul . " — " I am at leisure , ( says Mr . Oi ton , ) and shall be happy to give you the best advice
in my power / ' A dead silence ensued . John was oppressed by his feelings -and could not give them utterance , he only stammered , u I have for several -weeks been
harassed night and day by a most grievous and horrible temptation , which I hardly know how to mention even to you /* His friend was alarmed—he strongly sus - pected , that if John had too mudi goodness of heart to feel any
impulse to murder his wife or children , his manner indicated that he might not be without some-pro - pensity to murder himself . He became therefore very importunate to get out of him his secret . At last he succeeded . ** I hkve
been most violently tempted ( says John with a faultering accent ) * 1 have beeto most violently tompted to think that JesKis -ChrisSfo riot
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Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), June 2, 1809, page 337, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1737/page/35/
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