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or insertion , in the hope that its perusal , if it should meet the eye of any Trinitarian , especially any young professor of that corrupted species of Christianity , may at least induce him a little to consi
der , whether such a tenet is really founded in scripture or not . The confidence with which those who arrogate to themselves the appellation of evangelical Christians , always speak of their
own views of the gospel , and the insulting and odious epithet * which they so liberally bestow upon the opinions and motive of other Christians , ( for evangelical
penetration presumes to judge the lu * art , as well as to condemn % b $ ^ p inion ) are well known ;—hiiq one , therefore ^ will be surprised that the letter to which , wfeafe
in now sent you , was a reply , contained a declaration that Ike writer was convinced pf the doc * trines commonly denominated
orthodox , by an immediate act of God ! To quote her words , oft , a sudden , the light of Revelation broke in upon my astonished mind 9 and almost overwhelmed me ; the voice of God spoke for the first time to my soul , and iin
mediatelv the veil of unbeliefwhich darkened my understanding ? was removed from my eyes , aiad I saw clearly the precipice on which I stood—the same Al «
mighty power , who thi ^ s cor ** vinced me of my danger , also pointed put my remed y * # 11-powerful and never-failing remedy-, and such I found in the bleeding form of f&e despised and persecuted Jesus , who now I first beheld , as he declares himself , to \) ey Alpha and Omega , the fiftt and the last—yea , in this r < yecte 4
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man of sorrow ** by tie sye of faith , I saw the Judge , thfe right * .. ous Judge of oM | be eaiife , * ay Saviour and my &od . „ Warmed with l $ er subject , and I believe , really wishing well to the person addressed * the newl y * inspired apostle soon after breaks ou % into that strain of confident
warning and adjuration , of which the pages of evangelical writers of all descriptions furnish such niu merous specimen $ . 6 C I solemnly assure you that you -ase i ^ i a deadly en ? Q % the ea 4 of which i » certain d ^ structioa . I co n *
jure yo ^ iB the ftataie of that Almighty God ,. m whose pa ? e »* sence we both stead , that you would instantly renounce those pernicious doc ^ riti qs w bttcti you
have sa niihappily cmfcra ^ ed ^ -in pily to your owm soul , in pity to the souls of those poor deluded people , who through you have imbibed the poison of SocinianismJ &c . &c * To gfcll this tht
following reply was sent :, Februcfirj / 14 ± IS 10 * . Dear Mapa % Th § mo tive whiclii y < m assign for addressing me , add for which
I give you credit , claims ray best thanks—I return your good wishes very sincerely , and hope that you ^ I can seai *< te ] y call them ne % o , views of the gospel , will be * lasting comfort to yom j they * p *
pear to me very erroneous oBes ^ but at the aame tira ^ t have no doubt but they . have beep , * n $ that they are held by some oftto
most excellent of the eartk * Thfe * however 3 I conceive to & equally true of . all the parties * without any exception , into w&icb the Christian world is divided 1 will venture to give jfcu one ca *
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^ 2 Reply to am Evangelical * XMter .
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Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), Feb. 2, 1811, page 82, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2413/page/18/
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