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with a proviso to prevent religious opinions from being made the stalks ing horse for exciting disorder . Referring to what had been said
on a former evening by a noble earl ( Liverpool ) , that no man ought to be molested on account of mere religious opinion , he entirely concurred in that sentiment , and trusted he should have the
noble earl s support . The noble earl had also objected in the former , that the whole of the intended measure was not brought forward . In this case the whole of the in .
tended measure was brought forward , and he trusted that no shifts or devices would be attempted to defeat it . The noble earl had also said , that a Protestant
establishment was the best , because the best calculated to give an enlarged and liberal toleration . He ( Earl Stanhope ) gloried in being a Protestant . The right of private jud g *
ment , and consequently the most liberal toleration to all religious opinions , being the essence of that religion . The difference between the Catholic and Protestant was , that the former contended that
God had not only given a book of revealed religion , but had also given a church to interpret that book , and that no other interpretation but the interpretation of that church was right ; the Protestant
contended for the unlimited right of private judgment The unlimited right of private judgment in matters of religion , was what he Hwas contending for , and it was the object of his bill to authorize by
law - His lordship proceeded to quote several old statutes , for the purppse of shewing the absurdity and injustice of the provisions formerly made for restraining re-Jigiom opinions , among 9 t others
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by adopting a Liturgy reformed upon the plan of the celebrated Dr . Samuel Clarke , the rector of St . J » mes s , in which all religious worship shall be addressed to the Father alone . What a glorious aera would this be for the national
church ! What a happy day to numbers of her most enlightened and virtuous sons , who are now bending in anguish under a yoke of bondage . Then * indeed , would
the Church of England identify herself wiih the church of Christ , * without spot or wrinkle or any such thing , " nor will she then be afraid of distributing Bibles without note or comment . —But I
forbear . And if any are disposed to cavil at the liberty which has been taken to suggest improvements in a church of which the author is not within the pale , he
jnust shelter himself under the example of those eminent members of the established church , who have lately manifested such generous zeal to raise the character and to promote the respectability S ) £ the nonconformist clergy .
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Jjord Stankope s Speech on the Second Reading of his Bill . The order of the day haying been read , Earl Stanhope rose to move
the second reading of his Bill for preventing the Imposition of Disabilities . Upon Persons on account of Religious Opinions , or the Exercise of their religion . His lordship stated , that his bill did not
touch the Test <* r * Corporation Acf $ ,. or what wa » called Catholic emancipation ; the object of it merel y being to prevent persons froiidl incurring any disability on account of their religious opinions ,
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4 * 52 Lord Stanhope ' s Speeck on the Second Reading of his Bill .
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Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), July 2, 1812, page 452, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1750/page/44/
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