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found , more eealous for one opinion , or whose early associations and general habits of thinking were more contrasted than Dr . Priestley
and the author of the *« Second Thoughts . "Of the plan and execution of that work , I shall take an early opportunity to send you lome account . N . L « T .
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Homerton Articles of Faith . Sir , Feb . JL 1811-You have frequently admitted into your Rep © sitory strictures upon the subscription to articles
© ffeith required of the candidates for the ministry in the Church of England ; but your correspondents do not seem to be aware or are reluctant to acknowledge- that the
same practice prevails amongst some Dissenters . A friend has just put into my hands , a para , phlet entitled "A Declaration as
to some controverted points of Qoctrine / ' printed " London 1805 /> which he tells me , contains the creed to which the young men are constrained to declare their assent
and consent on entering the Independent Academy ? Howerton ^ and to which artso all the subscribers ( of money ) to that institution are obliged , by their signature or spjne other means , to express their fidtuv fence . My informer , on who $ e
cprrectness I pan rely , adds t ^ t this creed was drawn up by & company of the London Indepen - dent ministers , who , from the tavern where they hold their ^ etings , ^ re denominated " Tb ? King ' s Head Society . " You will P ^ hfcps agree with me in thinking tM thet Ci Declaration" is no very ^ peotable specimen of creed * ^ kiflg ; b # t we must unite in JfiPtyuding the moderatiou of its **^^ ^ q contented themselves
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with Ten Articles of Faith , when they had so good a precedent for extending their Tyranny to nearly four times the number . CLERICUS . "Advertisement . —Some ministers and gentlemen , being sensible of the great opposition which has been made of late , to the Christian Religion , agreed to use their
utmost endeavours , to support the ancient and true protestant doctrines ; and as there are some points which are not controverted at present , they judged it proper to give a wry brief summary of those doctrinal truths , which are now attacked with the greatest vehe- ; mence , and which they had a special regard to in the following Articles .
"A Declaration , &c—L Th light of nature affords men so much knowledge , ' as to the beirtg and perfections of God , that they art without excuse , when they glorify
Him not as God ; but it is not sufficient to give a saving knowledge of the Most High ; therefor * God was pleased to give a cle&r and full manifestation of his mind and will , in the scriptures of th « Old and New Testament : which are the opl y ' and the perfect rul « of faith and practice ; and no
doctrines are to dq regarded which are not there expressed , or deduced from thence , by necessary consequence . In the scriptures nothing is revealed contrary to right rea - son ; but many mysteries &te there
revealed , which transcend / nnite reason ; and they are to be ' received on the authority of th « revealcr , without enquiring into the mode of them .
"TL The light of nature iriform * Us , that there is 4 > ut one God , ari 4 tbat he is cloathed with nil possible jperfectipusj and that bt-
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Jlomerfion Articles of Faith . 215
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Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), April 2, 1811, page 219, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2415/page/27/
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