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    k ^ ^ % ht viexvs the gb ^ el , tfljtra ^ Itfav be filled witiS flS benign spirit / and be fffti | i

    < &&&& ?* && > btinofar- of the j £ asg £ ry tim * ifttireM ? 3 fholiness , arid the happiness of men , should stimulate the itiost vigorous e ^ ertioii ^ in the . c ^\ ise of pure and rational * Ctefa ^^^ ' - ' ; . - ' ¦ •'•¦ : •• - ' '' ' : ¦ ' YK ^ tiitfe * in S * hich few tf # 8 Wife '

    peculiar . The presentMsf b& < Called an age of inquiry ^~ ^ MSnfc whowere the slaves of bigotryaiid superstition ^ convinced v of the absurdity of < what they hiad be ^ n ^ taught to regard as sacred trutfc ,

    having no one at hand to assist them in their inquiries , have gone from reputed orthodoxy to mere deism . The propagation of Unitari ^ iiism seems necessary to stop

    Ae progress of infidelity , and present its inroads even among the lower clasii of Christians , " who begin to question the truth of ilte

    popular systems of religion . A spirit of inquiry manifests itself in iriany places , numbers dire dissatisfied with the opinions they formerly held and it is desirable the meariphouid be afforded them

    of ^ taining a clear knowledge of the ^ ni re tr u th as it is in Jesus . ; Tli ^ writinigs of a Priestley ^ ^ itnrf ^ ey ; and Several others ^ who have nobly distinguished themielves by their zeal and unwearied laboW in the cause of truth , havi

    already done much , and cahriot fail to do more , wherr brought m . 6 Wore' g ^ n ^ rill ^ circulation . [I ^^ Sd tlrfitafiitti * k&W > % tilj& '* 4 k > s 6 lid fotirtdation , ' ' andpte ^ ttf ^ d the wtfy ibi a further reformation Among Christians , by their efabo * . rutt and crifi ^ l w 6 rlcs : Kinky

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    persons of re ^ di ^^ tnd reflcc ^ tt have been ^ enligmeried by tKeir ^ labours ;^ but # ^ toiau ^ bte 4 ffdfli to dispel the daf krtess of errot iahd superstition bittnot 1 teve tte ^ illl 1 effect / Until th ^ ir W ? iti < i a ^ il *

    ^ others composed in a popular ifcQp in support of th ^ saatee ^ j ust ' VSeWf be bfb ^ ght iot <>^ jget ^ e ^ al cirtdtA tion and th ^ fittenriori of matii ^ kind so fat * excited sis to examine ^

    them with cj ^ ii ^ teuf /^^ e q urstioft 1 isy *© W ^ ti ^ ^ b ' ¦ dithnmw ^ M 8 | excited ? Societies have beei ^ ^ s ^ ^ ablished for the circulation ofi books , this is an important si ^ p , and cannot fail of producing good ^

    effects ; yet still so much prejU- ^ diie and misconception prevails , especially among , the lower das * of Christians , that few persons , comparatively , will read books whicbuare denounced las full of

    the nfPt dangerous doctrines , and multitudes have nefver heard ol the great names mentioned above ; except associated with cpitbeti which excite horror . Other mea « l

    dures seem essentially necessary to ghe effect to what has beeti already done , and to accelerate the progress of the great work < tit bringing Christians back to th $ simplicity and purity of the gos * p $ ; ¦¦ ' ¦ - ¦ : ' ^ - ^ n The gospel was first propagated by itinerant preachers . Method ^ ism owes its success and rapid p roi

    gress , chiefly JO the plan of iti * eracy . adopted by its' preacher « r # Why should not Unitarians adopt something of the satne plan ? Tkh w ^ y be done in ditferent way * . Ministers \ vhb have leit » re and ckh find > openings for public

    preaching in the villages rotlhd the towlts where they re « ideVlnigWt deliver frequent weekly lectiire ^ in # r many different r > lac ^» aft ^ 8-

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  • Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), Jan. 2, 1808, page 24, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2388/page/24/