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4 & 6 BerineiCs Jcs \ is * the Son of Joseph . ' —Wright ' s Essay .
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The author compliments the * ectak ?;* n clkrgy . —^ Far f rom considering the Sectarian clergy as objects of ridicule ., contempt and persecution , it is impossible to witness th «* ir laborious exertions for what they believe to be the truth , their poverty , the insiirnijieance a ? id : obscurity in w . hich . they pass thYir lives , without experiencing for them ^ V ^ ry since re sentiment ' s , both cif pity and respect . ** ( p . 24 . ) This is a hard blow' on some of Hie modern licensed teachers , " who would fain rise out of insignificance mid ohfatuity- ( asthe woriel esteetns these
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thirigs , ) , by standing on the necks of their people , now forsooth ! the loity , and being looked up to and greeted as the clergy . For bur parts , whenever we see persons' of this description hereafter we shall think of the Rev . Sydney Smith ' s phrase , u the Sectarian Clergy /' \ This sermon is a new proof to us of the mischievous tendency of National Religions ! They must he bad , when they betray such men as the respectable author before us , who reall y mean to be candid and reasonable , into bigotry ? absurdity and folly .
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Art . VII . —Jesus the Son of Joseph , / t Sermon , delivered before tht General Baptist Assembl y ^ at their Annual Meeting , in Worship Street , London , May 19 ., 1 S 07 . By A . Bennett , pp . 35 . Johnson .
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When we reviewed Mr . Stone ' s VifeitafionSermom ( vol . 1 . p . 4 C 0 . ) we declared our opinion u that there were few associations of Dis - senting Ministers before M-hiclt a preaefcer would have dared to read iuch a bold Unitarian discourse /' JMr . Bennett tos how ever displayed tt } e courage of which we doubted fhe existence : and whatever his readers may think of his opinions they must admire and applaud his integrity and firmness . He has gone over the ground , pre-oecupiedby Mr « Stone , with considerable ability ; and has we think , the advantage of his predecessor iu condensation and conciseness .
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It is reported that the sermon gave great offence to some of th , e preacher ' s brethren in the ministry and other hearers ; bjnt we are unwilling to believe that the heads and representatives of the General Baptists ^ a s ^ ct which has al way s led the way in free inquiry , should have been less ready than an assembly of the ctergy to permit one of their members to state frankly and defend temperately his conscientious belief . If any of them think Mr . Bennett wrong , the-path is plain before them ; let them answer him !
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Art . VIII . — -An Essay on the Humanity of Christ : intended to shewtfrf Utility and Consistency oj maintaining that ou-f Lord Jtsus Christ is one oj the Human Race . By Richard Wri g ht , pp . 36 . 6 d . Eaton , High Holborn . 1807 . This essay is a suitable com- It is cc intended chiefly for the paniou to Air , BeimcU / s sermon ; iustructiuu of ihounlearned , " and
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Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), Aug. 2, 1807, page 436, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2383/page/40/
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