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irish aUd ^ tH ^ t # Twrffef ptirkmtfitfr ctitM w ^ rt ^ atft ; Would ' ttfeiitiittity ** c » - taifletl . Ft i ^ ^ K fttioiwn that he wrehed all distinction afry ^ W ^ Prirftesttint ^ dcjfis «> cease , a ^ d tbk f with great tesluctanefe bfe was competed to acquiesce in thfe iiiiper ^ fett scheme of toleratlop
I must expr ^ s myihirprige whett I sere the bishops of the Protemnt Ghufek publicly preaching * that a n ¥ an is not € * itiiled to the privilege of a Christian , unless fie tmcqmv&cal ly accords itfitn th fc Liturgy of the Church . This certainly appears to me extraordinary in a Protestant country ;
indeed it would s ^ em that the only difference between the C&iifcn of England and the Church of Rome , as a wit huraoVottsly said , is , that thefcne wais infallible and tliat the other never e ^ f red - ( Applause . ) As Ions * as persona entertaining-such doctrines obtain hig-h p refer migirt ; it will contirme
our meritorious duty , a& the friends of religious liberty , to watch over their Conduct ^ and unti l th « rfg * h-tfitind privileges for which you are iiow eotfiie ' iidihg * are attained , I shall say that the emls of the Revolution are incoifrpfete . fCheet ^) I have beard wUh infinite pleasure the
resolution yoii have passed ' with respect to the Test Act . I do hope it is hot tL mere annual form « ilfty , i > ut a- resolution deliherately formed . Attd I tnfnk ihcfse wHl render the gr ^ atesrtr se ¥ yiee to the public , who will join in endeavouring ^ to effect the full and unshacklea erfjoyineiit of ci ^ il and relig ' ous liberty throug'hdot the enipire . ( Cheers . J '¦ : " "
Now ^ geDtlemen , I canrr ^ i Wit think ft part of my dutf to state to yon a ^^ inciple , which # as lately urged in ajylaetf of g ^ eai importance , attd by a , minister of g'i-eat moderation , arid £ reafdi ^ etfott and prudence . A question arose iu the House 6 f Lords upon a coihparisoii of tW < y foeasiirefcf ,
on # of tvhieh W € ls proposed by Lord Cirey , in 1807 , and the other was carried intd effect in 1 B 1 T . The ^ bill was to eX etbpt the Catholics in the a ^ my and n ^ vy frb ni those oaths which they had OecHneti ahd refused to take . Hord Gi ^ y in the course Of the difc / Vtltfeitirt vnrfi « W * th * i ^^ nl ot the di ^ cusrsionsaidthat the t
, , presen niiniite ^ hrid n ^ y # done ttritt-vtfy t ^ iti ^ for whi « h he arid hi * friends Ka ^ i been ffb % eil to qdit power . , liori * Liverpool ( wfi ^ iti t vei ^ y iBiich ^ i ^ ect ) saM , that th ** re' was a n * y great difference liefween the two measiftifes ^ ft ^ justified fcts own btstatiHg ' ,
thart ! the act ef 180 * was *' " perihanetttf iB | 6 t , ^ hile ^ tWarof %% 17 Was 6 n l ^ an annual atet > and left thfe Cathttlkis , as W ^ ll fes > ProtesfaUt Ois 8 ^ ticer » , entirely dependent im £ oii tbe ixii . dul ^ iMjev of tBe Leg- is >« tii re , Th % cbn » i - deriifsioTir i » f > f iKifc g-reirt ^ sl im portance td you You see « l ^ i > riit ^ ble ^ on whi ^ h all
yott ^ fe re ^ M ^^ d . ^ ^ f ^ © r «^ eti t ^ r > * roAtth © fi ^ tlilrthed Cliurch , dnd wli ^ tever
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pdwe * dr pritilegfe y ^ W enjdjK ^ you 6 *^ M th ^ IhdW ^ BUe oi- Intld ^ riifi diJ 6 f fte ff * - ^ efiiittep ^ by ^ hiyin ft fe oily ^ r ^ r ^ d froik year to jdarl ; If is a y ^ arl ^ Ie ^ e ; de * && . ttiiaable at the end . 6 f tfcfe year at the vtritt of his Majesty ' s ministers 5 and this comes tf ^ m the deliberate ^ pitiidn of a most important person \ ti ilre King's CouiicttV and a person 1 W considerable weight ; it wa ^ Uttered in a place too and with &
deliberation whioh adds to its weight Pertnit me t& say that I Bave been rei freshed this day by the praises wbicli I have heard bestowed' upon liberty , and es ^ pecially by the 'inimitable speech of youV Secretary , which I could devote the 'dajr
to eulogize : Without any bf tVe cold d ^ liberation of a formal assenibly , I Irnve hearit it justly stated , anda ^ ele ^ atitly as justly ^ that liberty is essential to greathess and g-ooclne ^ in man . We seek it not alone for ourselves , but for oiir children .
For what was the Moiod of Hampdeni and Sidney and Rtasseli shted , but for the caus ^ of liberty ? For what was the ^ reat ¥ Linj | William called j ^ Vestt , but for ^ his exertions in thfe same cause ? And for > . Ka ! t did WiHiAtti and Soniers live , but to establish libetty ? JCheers ^ ' What we * desire rs what these great meft
thofrght worthy t « e sacrifice of their HVeS . And what is liberty , but equal justice among- jfteti 1 ? Aii $ \ i hat is moi ^ heavenly and godlike tlrati ' the exertions ' which arfe made for the establishment of juisfice ^ wppti fcarth ? ( Applause . ) It is to secure mart against wrdrrg that a form ! of government is es tab ! is tied 5 bxit cab this bfc obtained without the possession of civil and reHg \ ov& Irbetty ?
1 must sa ! y that I hare attended to thfe important statement which has : been made ; with iri&tructftro : as ^ ell ats with suirprise . I was ignoraint j till thfiis day , that scene ^ of vexation , s ^ uch as hare beVii des ' cViKedL
cortld Bate 6 ccuirred in this civilized country ; atkd the knbwledgfe of thei r existence will certainty induce me to Wa ^ ch wi ( H m 6 te vigilance every measure connected with this subject , that may be iTrongbt before the Legislature . I shall be most
happy to state every grievance that may be presented ta my notice , and to assist in obtaining for the Dissenters all those rigbts to w ^ icb tbtey are ettih \ $ d . 1 consider that I should 1 ? e dfs ^^ ed iti the eyes of this r ^ pectrtbfe asseuibly , if Idid not act
publicly ixp 6 h the pri ^ ip lfs v ^ hich I m > iv publicly profess . I tlf ^ fo re sofethhly pledge rtiysei ^ o * i evcrjr oJiSjasibtt , t 6 end ^ avbilr to cariy into effect trie instructions which t ftave ^ ed ^ ltfid ^ ti ^ tb pr ^ d ^ yo ^ rhoiA 4 n ^ iMei and eiilighteiied riew $ ' . ( CA ^ W . )
£ kdies find € } etitleTnen f " fttti M # f th wty ' ' tttrn , about td require a fotoiiK I ani gf 56 ihg- to beg a reward fot ih *' taiMlisit
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Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), June 2, 1819, page 393, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1773/page/49/
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