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merchants who were , at the same time ; beheaded . Returning to the pairiphlet I quote , from page 33 , the following account bf a ** paper jmbiishe ^ f ' Sept- 17 ^ 5 . " ¦ - * - * The gentlemen who . three years f ) engaged in a society for ihe relief tHose Protestants that fl y into this kingdom for religion ' s sake , think themselves in duty bouad to acquaint the benefactors to this charity with their proceedings , success and present situation : —
" Out of two thousand one hundred and forty-four pounds , thirteen shillings and nine pence received , they have expended one thousand nine hundred and twenty-four pounds , one shilling and ten pence , so that no more remains in cash than two hundred and twenty
pounds , eleven shillings and eleven pence . t € To this- time they have relieved three hundred and eighty-nine persons , most of whom are , actually settled in Kngland , and now subsist by their
industry and labour , viz . one hundred and seventy-three men , ninety women , and one hundred and twenty-six childrejn ; the greatest part of these last liave been put to apprenticeships : be ~ sides . a very large number whose expenses the society defrayed in their journey through Switzerland and Holland to Ireland .
Your readers may compare the statements in this paper with the repent exertions in the same cause . R . B .
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* ¦ & ^ 0 On the i > ehutiar Duti es of Unitarians .
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creatures ^ ' Surety no lifcait mm fa& $ cold and selfish as to &o * ibt of thfe a ^ nd no qne who has the desire , can in his measure , want ihe ' an&y for the most powerful of all , lies ' within the reach of every one ;—e&fch in his < ovvn station whether hi gh otf low , may so conspicuously tet his « light shine before men , " that seeing his good works , they will inquire from whence they spring , and v * h&t * the tree ifc , which hears such heavenly fruits . If we have indeed motfe perfectly " learned Christ , " it becomes us to re member that we are accountable for
the treasure , the " peftrl df great price /' which is committed to oar charge ; and not satisfied with a cold , heartless professioti of our faith , we shotiid zealous ly endeavour , by a constant manifes tation of every Christian virtue , to " live down" the evil reports which ignorance and prejudice -are ever reaily
to raise against men wh& venture to think for themselves , and doctrines which they fear , to inquire into , and therefore do not understand . It is vain , I had almost said il ' i $ absurd , and must appear hypocritical , to withdraw ourselves from what-we account -false and unseriptura ! modes of worship , if in all other points we
conform to the selfish , vain * a » d friwlous pursuits of the world . If we " worship the Father *' acceptably , we must do it ** in spirit and m twtth " j for devotion is enthusiastic , * and i&kh
dead and ^ unprofitable , in-tfcs- -heart * of that man , in whom it fa * l ^ to produce true iJhristian practice . A * id in ^ vhat does true Christian 'ptf&ct&fce consist ? Not ij * merely passing- harmlessly through life , and just avoiding * hose gross fault 9 which would caM down upon us the censures * tf our * fellow men ! A- dhiid of ' ¦ worldly wisdom would ' tio th » : but the ^ disciple"o (
Jesus stands on higher ^ gr < mmi , ^ has nobler motives , and acts on other pnnciples . Hai ^ shly aer > it may soundtin the eara of some , a conforntity >^ at » the t # orld , cven ^ n thfe > fsataon mhxcin so much boasts df the idecoru ri ^^ " ^ yiropriety of its manners , > . may often be enmirw 11
too justly denominated ; ^ Obd . " According to the ^« te nd » w oi the former we may f ^ el ourseltw ^ tified tn ^ a feours ^ of conduct , ; ^* Jf !}{ Av ^ ieheditt the € Hri » tian baOanw * & be ^ Wm& ' toMtingj "^ ^< a > £ ; L ' And is thi » less thfiKMwin ©«« ^ « jyt i ^ ftai ^^ ift Mher lmto&l Wool * God that I could clearly see iX ' ' # * 7 ~
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Unitarjan Drethren to the peculiar situation in which ttiey are placed , and £ h ^ duties which this peculiar situation appears to me most imperiousfy to call tipon them to perform ? We are fully persuaded that our views of the gospei disbehsation are
Sir " April Q . ^ Lit 7 ILL you allow me a few co' . TT lun ^ ns in your valuable Reposriory , to call me attention of our
mCwpfe * simtple ^ more snbhme , more raffi ^ al , adu fdr ' more scripturkl , than llnose 6 f tour fellow-christians ; that tJni ^ ianism * is * tf the faith once deliv ^ rfed to thes ^ Sints •* ' the * tidings of jgreat joy tp all nations , which shall C ^ rry / sal ^ tion ev ^ n ain to the ends of mWM Y ^ M ^ a » tKis ,-. and WU ' Mjt % mn Oilt bounden duty to use traW feean jwithlh 6 ur pow ^ r , to give the ^ uli w $ ft k 6 (< SM « m&ctovm" ? to spread it widely amongst our fellow-
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Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), May 2, 1816, page 270, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2452/page/18/
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