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obligation that is bow upon me , in th $ s my open , profession of repentance for my accursed enrors and gr ievous sine , to speak the truth in sincerity before God and man . " This recantation and sincere profession I make willingly and freel y * of my own mind and choice : not in compliance with the command or will
of any other ; not upon design to gain a better opinion amongst men in the world ; not for any worldly advantage * profit or self-end of my own : but out of a hearty detestation ! of my foul errors and sins ; and I am glad of this opportunity to disburden my soul , oppressed with the weight of the
same . 4 ' So help me God . " DANIEL SCARGILL . "
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Remarks on the "Dissertation" of Thomas Ekskinjs , Esq ,, Advocate , " on the Internal Evidence of Re * vealed Religion / 9 January , 1823 . THIS writer affords a remarkable instance , that great talents do
not always secure their possessor from a wide aberration from truth ; since they enable a man to render plausible to himself and others any unreasonable prejudice which he may imbibe . There is a richness and force and depth of meaning in Mr . Erskine ' s language ,
which predispose us to judge favourably of his cause . He writes also with enthusiasm , as if he were fully impressed with the importance of his subject ; yet when we find that he is
reserved and obscure , in those places wtoere we are very anxious to know life full meaning , we suspect that his professional habits have had sotne influence on bis writing , and that he practise * the art of an expert advocate , who withholds or conceals in a
mist , the Weak parts of his cause . When he is inclined to make himself ete&rly understood , he has a phasingi&otifier of illustrating his subject by a variety of figures and allegories * Notwithstanding his seal and talents , his work does not appear likely to
moke much impression , except upon weak mimte , which are apt to be led away by sttftoBg appeals to tte pas ~ «« ons , and generally mistake confident assertions for troth awd sound argument ~ His g * en * r $ i mode of discussing tktf ittterGdCiW subjects ubw * whteh 1 * q
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gttpdge * to tteftt ,, is to take them all r granted * & t ] & Introduction he proposes " to analyze the Component parts of the Christian scheme of do < s trittfc z' * but no Analysis is to be found , nor does he produce any new internal evidence of the truth of revealed religion , except assertions without number of thd excellence of his evidence ,
and some mysterious allusions to the Cbar&oper of QbA k as exhibited hi th <* atonement . But there & perceptible in his woYk an enthusiastic , yet a cam tion 9 and abetrUse apology fot thai faith , which is professed by the members of the New Jerusalem Ghiirch - « - ^ t fc 4 i mmm 41 M ~ m
^ ^ - ^ ^^^ ^* ^^ ** w ^^ ^ . v ^ r w w ^^ ~ % ^» » mm ^^ i ^^ ^ .- ^ m ~^ **•> ^ - ^ * founded by Baron Swedenbor ^ . Indeed , it is difficult to learn hi # full meaning :, for he labours with ^ ome extraordinary idea , which he is fearful to let out | and much o £ kis writing may to let out | and much o £ kis writing rn a ^
be twisted in such a manner , that all sects of Christians may find In it something to ferotir thtsit particular notions . In some places be leans to Sandetnan ' s opinions , who was a decided Antinomian * and who maintained the
doctrines of unconditional election stod reprobation . Mr . Erskine does not maintain the latter of these doctrine ^ expressly , though , perhaps , it may b 6 implied from his scbctne 6 f atonement ; but it appears a necessary codsequeuce of uncoriditiomtl eleetk >« ,
which he h 4 s no scruple to txv&W , n 6 tj indeed , in th ^ se words , but itt W&tfa which bear the same tofcanirig . The atonement , says be , ( p . 125 / fourth edition , ) •* is the excliteive ^ roufid of
hope before God , —and on this ground every one is invited to rest *—without * any fruitless and presui&ptuoisfe attempts to attain a previous Worthiness . " ¦ Saii ( 3 beman ha « neasrly the safim words .
Until Mt . Erskted has Written- * b' 6 ut a third parti of his wo ^ k , there is no denomination of Christians wliich might tiot adopt his introductory sentiments , as the ground of an apology for theif religion ; but it must appear from the sequel of hSs book > that he hail a secret reserve and a > dbuble
meaning in all that he admits respecting natural religion , the testa of n true religion , ji state of trial and discipline , moral idtttiea , trne happiness , and the testimony of conscienttc . Bis concern with * tktm sublets is no farther than , to g ive such > & view of them as may aftervvawte b&' me&m-
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1 SO Remarks on the &is&rtefi * n » if Pbma * Wtokine , Esq .
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Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), March 2, 1823, page 150, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1782/page/22/
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