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    itfc sp . First , a clear perception of a subject cannot be obtained by a writer wbo does not take time to consider all its parts , and view tfrejn in every possi ble Jight . That ip ^ ny want tbe power or the will to sustain so much labour is

    manifest ; and the consequence is , that of the speeches which we hear , and the books which we read , there are few thatt we can under , stand / ' W . H .

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    Supposed Advantages of the Doctrine of tte Trinity . Sir , It is an observation warranted

    by common experience , that such arguments as appear to * prove the e $ pedi ? ncy and useful tendency of ql doctrine , are found to support it ^ credit even in the minds of the

    candrd and well-meaning , long after all arguments which were supposed td prove its absolute 4 rUth h $ ve been rejected as insufficient : in other words , that men

    mxe much inclined to maintain doctrines through mere attachment and ancient respect , when their falsehood has been made apparent by the plain and clear deductions of reason . A feeling of

    this sort is excusable ; and might be commendable , if it proceeded On the justifiable supposition , that whatever is evidently beneficial m ^ y probably make a part of the counsels of Divine goodness . But it becomes us to recollect our

    imperfect comprehension of the real tendency and ultimate effect ipJf given principles . When truth i& clearly discerned , the manly and

    jlist part to act is , to adopt it freely ^ ruj boldly , from a well--grounded confidence in the uni-Wsal and effective benevolence of Hm > mho is the God of Truth , and

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    from whom nothipg can proceed which is not for the truest advani tage of his creatures , ^\ n obvio ^ f apd essential bad tendency ^ in r deed , forcibly alleged a gai nst ¦ # doctrine would go far toward

    provi ng its falsehood ; but in more ambiguous circumstances , when the tendency ijs only to deprive tis of convenient ^ nd lopg cherished feelings pr modes of expression , a

    consideration of the probable influence of education in warping our judgment , should lead us to use objections drawn from this quarter with some degree of

    diffidence . ~ From a view of the sentiment ^ of the " orthodox / ' as displayed both in their regular eonirover ^ ies , and in those common-places which are so abundantly scattered over

    their ordinary publications , 1 have no doubt that the minds of the majority of those who are called orthodox are very materially biassed by a supposed advantage

    in their scheme of divinity ; which ^ apart from the consideration of it ^ truth , strongly attaches them to it # Nay , to judge from e * preef sions which seem fashionable

    amongst them , it should appear that truth itself , if ascertained tp be contrary to their favourite notions , would in their opinion afford no adequate compensation for the losfs .

    It may be of use , therefore , j to state and to examine the princi pal practical advantage ^ which the Trinitarian may be supposed to contemplate in his doctrine * ffe

    may think s first > 4 € that the doctrine of the Trinity ha , sa tendency to produce in those who believe it the profoundest veneration for the revealed will of God , The belief of the doctrine implies ft belief in

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    Suppo $ * d Adv < mt $ gt $ of the Z > pctrpv pf th * Trimf * . 4 Q $

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  • Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), July 2, 1814, page 403, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2442/page/19/