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ihe 'eternity of fijture punfehrinehts , Jfec : $ amifcexfc to reject them altogether , a ? faise , derogatory to the character ol the Father of the Universe , and calculated to degrade the character and destroy the happiness of mankind You need nor he informed * that such a change in the sentiments of these individuals scan produced a change in their religious con n eo tion > . O rthodoxy took t"he ai arm , and soon cut off from communion with Calvin ' s followers , those who had denied his faith But here , as in every other ca e , intolerance defeated its own end : for these persons , being delivered from the shackles of bigotry , and brought to the enjoyment of that liberty which
is the birth-right < 5 f every man- ~ liberty to think and judge for himself in ail matters af conscience—succeeded , after xuany difficulties , in forming a society upon the broad principle oi receiving all who beheve m the divine mission of
Tesus Christ , and profess subjection to nim as their X » ord . This gave great offence to many -who were zealous ad - vocates for Universal Restoration , so much so that ; they not only turned their "backs upon the xause of free inquiry , out became its most violent opposers * This , however , had no other effect than
to , impress . the . members of the new society more strongly with the importance of religious liberty , and the pernicious tendency of every species of intolerance . "Xhey , were also led to a knowledge of ,, and e * h Union with , a society in the neighbouring town of Paislev , formed upon the sameJiberai plan , with whom they
have continued since -to co-operate . In the exercise of this liberty tliey were led to see , by examining the Scriptures , that JZpodern orthodoxy not only differed jfroiTi genuine Christianity , but formed a perfect contrast to it . fhe doctrines of thcTrinitVj the Divinity , ?* Q . hri $ t * Substitution , under every form , with all ( he other docti ines connected with , them were
examined aiid abandoned as false , and pernicious jn their tendency ^ The visit of Mr . Lyons to Scotland , in the beginning of 180 S , which took place before this change of sentiment had extended itself to ail the members of the society ,
^ vv as one of those things which contii * - buted m ^ ch to the success of the gopd cause d His set vices were of essential importance , a » d will not be easily fpiv gotten by many , of those who enjpyed their benefit , and . who woul f l be £ Xr tr&uclf happy tp see him again in / £ co («
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land , upon the same bendvotent crnmd . The great work' vyhich he began with so much energy an 4 success , both i » this and in other parts of Stotlandj has b ^ en ' taken tip and pbrsded this summer by that excellent and apostolic maa ^ , Mr . Wright , of Wisbeacli . His labours hay ^ been incessant during fonr weeks that he has been in the West of ScoUand r itt which time he has delivered more than
thirty sermons , m most cases" td crowded audiences , besides being frequently engaged in conferences , both public and private . At Glasgow , the public conferenoes were so crowded as to render it prudent to discontinue them . It will no doubt give you great pleasure to hear that his labours have been attended with .
th , e happiest effects . The attention , of many has been drawn to these things , a spirit of inquiry has been excited * and even among those who are the rnoJ > t inveterate opposers of those doctrines which he has preached , there has ap ^ peared a strong desire to know
something respecting them , , while their friends have no doubt been greatly ia «» creased . ' Present appearances m the West of Scotland promise fair , and if they are improved 6 y the friencfe of truth , we may contemplate , as at no great distance , i \ t emancipation of multitudes from that state of rnental
bondage an 4 degradation in which they have been so long held . Th £ period seems to be arrived which calls wpon the friends of religious liberty , to attack the camp of the enemy , with the greatest probability of success ; and were they cordially to unite their effort with tho * e ¦ who are already engaged in , tHe ejori ' ow xihdertakirig , we micht soon oeholcl mankind restored to the rights of which they have been deprived , to the " exer-r cjse of that liberty With which Christ has matfe the'h > free . : fc ' . The friends of these principles in th % West of Scotland are certainly much in ^ debted to their brethren in . ^ oatrv
Britain for tjxe great ^ nd lattdable cxier- * tioiis they have' made- in order to jpromote their improvement arid w ^| jfare ; and tbeymuch wj ^ h and ho ^ that ; they will embrace th ^ first o ] p |( ortunity p { pending . apothef , missZonajry into Scqt land . T ^ iey expect soon to haye ^ ifl their poVc . r ' to , ebntri ^ ute ' ' joWards ^ iri [ -, delimiting . the ciperiiieis ibpur ^ ed in such a / mii >^ 6 nf as | hey ; Have ^ W . ^ W " li ^ hed . * sofiew < ,- / m » 6 a tjwffi FjQ wit& the ix > ttpaUiiit ^ t ^ n \ ind $ *
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Sltl Tnteltigcnce *—Spread of Uniittrianism iri thvffie&t of Scotland
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Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), Sept. 2, 1809, page 512, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1740/page/38/
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