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    ttati' -CmfcfeMexceedingly simple ; Kf&wty oaetwtta « mfcas € d that Christ had-wkhe in tbeflesh , was to be receired . Belief In the Lord Jesus Ghri « t was 4 he profession of faith which Philip required of the Eufmcft . Th ©? were told , that in every nation he that feared God and worked righteousness , would be accepted—that is , would be worthy of being received into

    the Christian Church ; for that was unquestionably the primary import of the phrase . If they took the gospel for their guide , they might join fa eomwuuion with those whom they could not join in opinion on certain articles of belief . In Mr . P . 's opinion , all the members of that body were agreed with respeet to the essential doctrines of the gospel .

    A lamentable change had of late years taken place in the character and complexion of the Synod of Ulster . Formerly , the old and the new < -1 ight members of the body met together with feelings of cordiality and kindness . The points on which they differed were kept in a state of abeyance . Pastoral addresses were given up the moment it was discovered that they were likely to lead to doctrinal differences . At present , as much

    anxiety seemed to be discovered to excite discord , as there formerly was to prevent it . Questions were annually brought forward , the discussion of which must necessarily excite division , —and if the moderate and aged Calvinists did not come forward to repress these mischievous attempts , separation must fake place The peace which once prevailed amongst them , had been called " the peace of the grave / ' but even that peace would be better than the discord of

    Pandemonium . Another gentleman ( Mr . Dill , of Douaghmore , Mr . P . believed ) had said , that Arianism necessarily led to Atheism . In another part of his speech , he called them Atheists , in plain terms . Be it 90 , With such Atheists as Sir Isaac Newton , Locke , Milton , Whitby , Lardner , Clarke , Abernethy , Leland , Benson , Bishop Hoadly , and Bishop Law—with such Atheists as these , they were very ! willing to be classed .

    Mr . Hay observed , that if he did not apprehend an attempt would be made to divide the ministers of the Synod , as a Vrt > dy , he would ! not be so very anxious for a delay of the present motion until tl * e sentiments of absent members could be fully ascertained . For himself he had nothing to fear : he was no Ariat } . But he really thought this measure a matter of so much Importance , and affecting eo deeply the interests of the " Synod of Ulster and the principles of

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    Pte ^ pctiaai ^^ dhehU ^ mtyroptir time shduM fte ; gf * eri W Veffccr W its coakequetices # hd flftctisritS merits ? ; Friday Morning . Mr . Brown ( Tobermore ) rose to pro > - pose an amendment to Mr . Cooke ' s uiotion , which he prefaced in -art address of

    considerable length ; In the course of which , he urged the impolicy of dividing the body , and thus distracting the best interests of Presbyterianism in Ireland . He would gladly fight under Mr . Coobe ' s banners ; but in this instance the views of that gentleman were too narrow and contracted to enable him to do so .

    A gentleman yesterday had advised the cutting off the diseased limb ; but they had in the Bible medicines sufficiently powerful to cure the gangrene , without resorting ta thfc Kfppfng-off measure . They haw medicine efficacious enough to heal even Deism , lie" then moved an ( t

    amendment , to the effect - ^ that the doctrines of the Christian religion are contained in fhe wVltlnga of Calvin and Knox , and * inP' ftk WestttfiDistfer Cdfifession of Faith ; and that these are the doctrines iti this trodf . * Dr . WttibHT seconded Mr . Brown ' s motion , for reasons similar to those urged by the mover . He took a learn ^ ed review of the Christian church

    from the dayp of Constautine till the present period ; from which he drew the conclusion , that all the divisions which took place had only served to retard the ultimate establishment of the Redeemer ' s kingdom . He observed , that early in life he had joined the Bangor Presbytery , because he could not

    then conscientiously sign the Westminster Confession of Faith ; since which period , he had changed his opinion on that subject ^ He then put the question , whether a similar change might not take place in the minds of the brethren of that body , who h 6 w thought as he , had once thought .

    Mr . C a rule expressed his astonishment at hearing any sensible man proposing such a measure as that which had just been submitted to the house by the two last speakers , ( fjear . ) Was Dr . Wrlg htj or any ' one present , p repared to say , that he had read the whole works of Calvin and Jojiu Knox ? Qr ,

    if they had , were , they p » re , pared to sm > scribe to those writings ? For his part , he was not . After some Qtfr $ t repairs in favour of a peclaratjiOH , and opposed to a Teat or standard of the Synod ' s faith , he stated himself not prepare ^ tq go all the leugtha of Mr , Cooke ' a mo-

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  • Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), Oct. 2, 1827, page 771, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1801/page/59/