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doctrine of the Trinity to be in . consistent with their scriptures ? Or do they disregard all the doctrines supposed to be contained in the gospels , from prejudices of
education , or for want of evidence , sufficiently convincing to their minds , of the divine mission of Jesus . The subject is I think , worthy of discussion by some of your abhe correspondents , who may be more conversant with this
peculiar people , their opinions and writings than I ^ ever expect to be . Praying for the salvation of Israel , as a blessing to all the human race , the accomplishment of the divine promises ^ I am Sir , Yoor ' s sincerely J . I .
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On Mr . Wright ' s Letter on Free Communion . Kendalj May 18 , 3813 . In your Jlepository ( p . 252 ) I
perceive a letter from Mr . Wright , in answer to Mr . Strephon ' s request . The sentiment of Mr . Wright appears to be , that if any merp bers of a Christian church do
verily deny the divine mission , miracles and resurrection of the Lord Jesus Christ , the other members of that church have no right whatever to exclude them on that
account from Christian comraiu uion . To me this does not seem to be scriptural . I shall , therefore , take notice of some of Mr . Wright ' s
^ rgumeuts , and briefly state what t consider the scriptures to teach on this subject , for the considera'ton of Mt . Wright , and our mutual readers .
One half of M *\ Wright ' s lec ter does not immediately bear on Mn Strrphon ' s question , but when te suppose ? the case to be real , he
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then comes to the point , and asks * —" Have we a right to withdraw from the Lord ' s fable because they are there ?**—To this he answers — " if we believe it our duty to at ~< tend the Lord ' s table , we ought not to neglect it merely because some may attend there hypocritically ; if we esteem it a privilege , should we neglect it because some may abuse it ? " I would wishe Mr . Wright to compare his
reasoning here with the testimony of the apostle Paul : —2 Cor * vi . 14 —1 ( 5 . u Be not unequally yoked together with unbelievers ; for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrigteousness ? and what communion hath light with darkness ? and what concord hath
Christ with Belial ? or what part hath he that believeth with an in * - fidel ? and what agreement hath the temple of God with idols ? fofc ye are the temple of the living God ; as God hath said , I will dwell in
them , and walk in them ; and I will be their God , and they shall be my people . Wherefore come out from among them and be ye separate , saith the Lord "
Mr . Wright asks another question , tC Ought we to expel themy if it be in our power ? To this hfc answers , ** We can have no right , authoritatively to exclude any from the lord ' s table , for this clear reason , because it is the
Lords . Jesus is the only master , and has not , delegated his authority to us . " To prove these assertions Mr ; Wright refers us td the parable of the tares ; and considers such characters ** as tares
among the wheats * and tpert ote serves , but we know w ! ta > hatfi said , let both grow tcrg ^ tbTe r ^ flH the harvest / ' Ate Mti W * te ! igk reasoning and con ^ ustoii ? j iftfroeii
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On Mr . Wright * & tetter on Pree Communion . 8 f $ t
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Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), Sept. 2, 1813, page 591, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2432/page/31/
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