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the opportunities which I too seldom enjoyed of Dr . Cogan ' s conversation , he told me that he had for a fellowstudent , at Leyden , Dr . Vanderkemp , who died a few years ago , on his
Mission to the Cape . Dr . V . left the University before Dr . C , and became an officer in the Dutch cavalry , though afterwards he resumed the study of medicine , 1 think , at Edinburgh .
I once passed a day with Dr . vanderkemp , about twenty years ago , in London , when he was preparing for his mission . He discovered obliging , unassuming manners , and had an air of gentleness 3 such as would have
inspired confidence , ion meeting him in a desert . Knowing that he held a strange opinion , for a sincere Christian as I believe he was , respecting the historical , evidence of the Scriptures , I introduced the subject , when he ridiculed that evidence as severely
as his politeness would allow , fully adopting the sentiments , and very nearly the phraseology bf the Author of Christianity not Founded on Argument , He said , indeed , in plain terms , that every man of sense must be an unbeliever , till he received a divine
impression on his mind that Christianity was true ; the only ground on which he professed to be a Christian . If my memory serves me , the late Mr . Towle , on account of this notion held by Dr . V ., objected to the zealous countenance which he received
from the Calvinists . Page 15 , col , 1 . I am persuaded that whatever illiherality the late Sir Samuel Roinilly may have appeared , once at I east , to have sanctioned as an Advocate , Dr . T . S . Smith has well described his vieivs of religious liberty . Just after reading that page , I discovered what I had not observed before ,
and was gratified by the coincidence , that the article Tolerance * in & Ency * clopedie , was written by a Rotnilly . He is named M . Romillylefils . You will , I am persuaded , readily allow me to quote the following passage ;
Cessez done , persecuteurs , cessez encore une fois , de defendre cette verite avec les arraes de V imposture ; d ' enlever au Christianisme la gloire de ces fondateurs ; de calomuier 1 ' Evangile , efc de confpndre le fils de Marie avec V enfant d ' Xsmael ; car en fin de quel droit en appellerie * - vous au premier , et aux raoyeus dont
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il s ' est servi pour etablii * sa doctrine , si vous suivez les traces de V autfe ? Vos principes memes- ne sont-ils pap votve condamnation ? Jesus , votre modele , n ' a jamais employ 6 que la douceur et la persuasion ; Mahomet a seduit les uns et forc 6 les autres au
silence ; Jesus en a appellc * a ses ceuvres ; Mahomet a son ep 6 e . Jesus dit ,: voyez et croyez ; Mahomet : meurs ou crois . Duquel vous montrez-vous tes disciples ? " U Esprit de LI Encyclopedic . A Geneve , 1772 , VI . 266 . ( Persecutors , henceforth forbear to defend the truth with the
arms of imposture 5 to t&ke from Christianity the glory of her founders , to calumniate the gospel , and to confound the son of Mar } ' with the offspring of Ismael . And , indeed , by what right can you appeal to the former , and to the means he employed
for the establishment of his doctrine , while you make the other your example ? Your own principles , will they not condemn you ? Jesus your model employed only gentleness and persuasion . Mahomet deceived some , and forced others into silence . Jesus
appealed to his mighty works , Mahomet to his sword . Jesus said , see and believe ; Mahomet , believe or die . Of which then will ye prove yourselves the disciples ?) Page ]? . I am able to make the few following corrections in the first
list , ( which is exact as to numbers , ) from a pamphlet now before nae entitled , " An Authentic Account of several things done and agreed upon by the Dissenting Ministers lately assembled at Salters' Hall . Viz . 1 . Advices for Peace , &c . With a List of the names of those who have
Subscribed them . 2 . The Letter , sent with the Advices to Exeter . 3 . Reasons for not Subscribing , as some of their brethren did , the Paper offered to them on March 3 , 171 &-9 , " p . 11 . Josh . Oldfield , D . D . Moderator * p . t . { pro tempore } * Thomas Leavenby- JLeaveslu .
George Smith . Smyth . John Gale , /> . jP . Clerk Olds worthy * Oldsworth . , Richard Rigby , M . JD . William Hooker , Jun * ' Mother * Benjamin Avery , JLJL . J > , Matthew Kendall . RamdalL To this list is added , ( p . l % ) « Th < $ r 4 * are several of oilr brctbreai cementing
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s \ qQ Additions and Corrections . Sir j& Romillf / , 8 ft .
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Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), Feb. 2, 1819, page 106, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1769/page/38/
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