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    * 4 $ & tbe pronely ting zeal of the papists , he . chose a subject which * h ^ epyld ftdapt tath ^ tifnes , ^ and ia the- course of the sermon he hazarded the following sentiments ^ . *\ I ca ^ npt thinfc ( till I be better informed which I am always ready to . be ) .

    that any pretence of conscience warrants any man , that is not extraordinarily commissioned , as the apostles and first publishers of the gospel were , and cannot justify that commission by miracles , as they did , to affront the established religion of a nation , though

    it , he faUe , and openly , to draw men off If om the profession of it , in contcmpt of tfie magistrate and the law . All that persons of a different religion can , in such a case reasonably pretend to , is to enjoy the private liberty and exercise of their own jconscience and religion , for which they ought to be very thankful ,

    and to forbear tfye open making of proselytes to their own religion ( though they be never so sure , that they are in the right ) till either they have an ex- ; traordinary commission from God to that purpose , or the providence of God make way for it by the permission ^ of the magistrate . '

    During the delivery of this dis * < rourse , Charles , no doubt , ^ vearied with , royal cares , had indulged to repose . At the close of the service a nobleman said to him " 'Tis pity your Majesty sLept ; for we the oi

    h ^ d rarest piece Hobbism that ever you heard in your lift ? , ' * alluding to the ' . doctrine * , imputed % o the Philosopher , oi Malms bury , that Religion is the creature of the

    magistrate . According to another account the couniej ; jogged the king during sermon-time , saying * ' Sir Sir ! do you not hear Air . Ilobbes in ; the pulpit . ''—Odsfish * exclaimed , the monarch , he shall

    print . Tillotson on the publication of his sermon , presented a oppy ,, aiopng others ofthis friend ' s , fp JVJU- jQlin HoAve , the celebrated Nq ^ pnforniist ^ whosoon discov-Civ 4 $ h * H tb < r author in his z ? al

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    ^ g ^ i Papery had uawitlingj ^ impeached , thje Proite $ > taat refoiw mation * He djggw up an expojs * tuiatory letter ,, which I'illpt ^ on arud Jie agreed to disCMss , on a » excursion , to a friend ' s hou $ e in tlie country . As th ^ y journied Mr . Howe " enlarged upon the contents of his letter * till his friend "

    length fell to weeping freely and said , that it was the most unhappy thing that bad a long tims befallen him ; and that he stw what he had offered was * irot to be maintained . ' * This story which , upoa the whole , brings no discredit on the character of Tillotsori , is to be found in several publications . I take it from Birch ' s Life of the Archbishop .

    ( 2 Ed . 59—67 . ) If a " Modest Querist" hag erred - with this , excellent prelate , I trust that , Eke his illustrkms prototype , he ivill do himse'lf honour by a speedy recant ^| tiop 4

    The -doctrine which he fe-as strongly insinuated in the fv&m of Queries , is not more hoMil « to the objects , of thq IJnit ^ rian fund than to those of the Unitarian societies ,

    or indeed of any man , or body of men who would inculcate , on an erring or qareless 1 majority , the duty of religious consideration and free inquiry * . s When I began tJfiis second lfeN ter I fully designed to take leatc of your correspondent at the close of k . But the length to which I have rambled admonishes

    me to leave qft \ thoughvabrupfly * I may perha . ps nasj . ke another ex * pericnent on your Courtesy , suid try whether yoiis can admit ; a few *; more last warij ( sj ?' , i from ypnfsy 1 GMOTUS . ¦ . . > ¦ i" •; . ¦

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    nst 149 On Popular Pricking :, to ^ nmer-. to ; a M&dwt QmrU % .

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  • Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), March 2, 1808, page 148, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2390/page/28/