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and a good life ?> to be the indispensabje cqiidjtiorts < if salvation ; but if this , offend Mr . Freeston , he must Jbriiig his complaints against the apostles , from whom the Unitarians have learned to
make the divine benevolence the procuring cause , and well-doing the necessary means of eternal life " , 9 . Because I find the church on earth and the church in
heaven , ascribe their salvaiion to the blood of the Redeemer . * What does Mr . Freeston mean c by the blood of the Redeemer , * more than his voluntary death , his
offering up his life for the good of mankind ! If more be meant , let it bo explained ^—if , no more be meant , tu £ n it will appear a curious reason for not being a 6 i
Socinian , " that the scriptures teach the favourite doctrine of the " Socinians , " that salvation is by the deaih of Ghrist , connected , as it was in fact , and js in scripture ^ with" his resurrection ..
10 . Because , as far as lam able to yudge the Socinians , in general ^ aremore curious , critical and speculative , thai ) devotional , spiritual aad prjactical ; " This is an odd . charge * and the man had
neecj ^ tobe well satisfied of J ^ js own Christian sxcsllence who should presume to prefer it . Curious , indeed , t tbe * S <* cinians' are in matters of religion ,, for they are careful about truth ; critical too they are , for they make it ibiir
practice to starch the ; scriptures ; and speculative they may be , for they look well to the tendencies and , consequences , of k opinions beforeHhey ; embrace the * n ; but thfttvtbey ^ ure less devotional or spiritual or practical ( as far as these words of Mr * Freeston ' s de-
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note love to God , hope of heaven aijd the practice of virtue ) than , other Christians , — -who shall dare to pronounce , unless be can read the heart and be authorized to
mount tbe seat of judgment ? Our author arrogates to himself this prerogative of heaven , and insinuates that " Socinians'' are deficient in " spiritual-mindedness "
arid " morals , ' and asserts that tbey are " frequently fond of carnal pleasure . " Such slander , wljich must proceed either from malignity or wilful ignorance , can call forth no other answer from
Unitarians than their pity and their prayers . Let them however tajfe care and not regard ; this mode of calumny * as necessary to the reputed orthodox system ; for we
know many of its advocates who would abhor the use of such poisoned weapons , and wha loo . k pa such auxiliaries as Me . Freeston
ai the greatest foes to ibe cause which they are officious to serve . " 11 . Because the Divine Being appears to withhold the sanct ' ipn of his blessing from them , iri taat their ministry is not succeeded to the conversion of the ungodl y *" Let us here only express £ > ur admiration that a , minister of rhe
^ New Connection General Baptists" should set up numbers as a test of truth ! , " 12 . Because the wisest and best , the most prayerful and holy the
men , as well a ^ most learned in all ages of the church , have held very different vievvs of tJfmstiajn cloctr ^ ne ^ , ^ Lnd r ^ e ^ tecl thfji s as dangpro ^ s errors /^ . Tt i s ^^ asorji we ipi ^ t § psr ^< jt to ! be cojp ] ed fro > i a ^ R 0 ^ anT ^ tb ^ o ) ic , Pre ^ rva ^ lve . aga ^ t , fe ^ fa ^ ism ^ if we Am wf > m ^ $ ? ' ^? ^ P and pres ^ mpuon ^^ peak ihq . m
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Review . ~ JFrtesfon against Socinians . ' J 121
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Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), Aug. 2, 1812, page 521, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1751/page/45/
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