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j gr to&t . Correctness of religious belief ? flo entente of moral goodness ; and ^ itn trc consider the inniiiaerahle invisible aod ifcdeacribabte ia&ttences to which ( be bomaa understanding is subject , and the infinite variety of absurd and false j ons % which have been embraced and
defepded by the most distinguished men , itfurniftbes an equivocal proof ; of imat's visdom or learning . Had Mr . Cary been l Odyuiist or a Papist , I think , with his perfect rectitude of moral principle and exemplary life , I should not have esteemed r respected him les * . Our Mend had a liberal and honourable mind ; and , with
s jqgt regard for the inalienable and sucred rights of conscience- and private judgment , he : was always ready to maintam the * liberties , defend the characters , and assist the inquiries of . other * . ¦ = . ¦ . . The correctness of his faitlv was attested byibc purity a * id goodness of his life / He
wa » a man of singular integrity , frankness , ajjd generosity with an entire freedom from avarice , or any low and sordid passion ; evincing a nobleness of spirit , a high sense of honour , said -a . peculiar delicacy and refinement of moral sentiment . He possessed a serious and devout mind ; be bad no affectation in his religion , and anxiously endeavoured to guard
apinst tbe appearance of ostentation in bis piety . / - He was a good son : while his father lired he served him with kindness , and fidelity ; he dwelt upon , his memory witfc < singular veneration ; . his death , inflicted a wound which * time had not
healed : and he cherished his mother in b « r solitary old age with filial duty , lore , and -gratitude * In bis family he was wmatkahly . hospitable . Misr children , towgh the time was short dm irtg wbtoh be ww pannitted to enjoy them , had a tfpogtiold . dll hi ? affections ; and his * & , Who indeed deserved every thing from him > was the object of his faithful , affectionate , and courteous Attention .
Snchy as far & > i fcnew him , was the character of our lamente 4 friend . I have J ^ voured to delmeafce it with fidelity ., * Ijreteiid nojt that he was without hi * »« lte r ^ for what tmroaii being is ?—^> ermtin belongs not to liian ia his present
« w * Wd , if-he miglit sometimes be r ^ ht imp £ taati 8 in his feeiiiig ^ and "" ^• fcV we must remember that thU ^ e ^ mper was thtf vprlng of that C £ ene , I !? J ? ttla ^ iasfa * ^^ whic h hechexished
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talents , the los « of bit ^ ocirty ' ¦ frkrriaslip , the cessation of inrtabourt ttf behalf of virtue and piety , the rupture © f these ties by -which he va ^ coitnecftt-d -w ith this religpotx 9 society , the interruption of so much domestic tomlwt , the dispersioy of so many animating bopes ,- ^ -it cannot be that these events shoukl kiot fill o « r hearts
with sorrow . Our reHgioa does not forbid our sorrow ; the stubbornness of * a brutal philosophy makes no part of Christian resignation ; bat we arc not p ^ rnirtted to nourish and prolong xnir grief-9 Avhich , when excessive ,- indicates a distrust o € 'the wisdom and rectitude of Divine Ffovideoce
-Divine Providence I—there is something in these words to reconcile us to ahy event , however dissonant to our wishes , however disastrous to our hopes . The world witi < all its concerns , we ourselves and aH that is dear to us , ace evdr at the disposal a ^ 4 control of God . The government of God is truly paternal ; the exerebse of hir au *
thority is never arbitrary , cstpricioits , - csr wanton » but the discipline of a most wise and . faithful friend , suited to train the subjects of it to virtue and felicity * His knowledge embraces aliiie the pa ^ t , t » 0 present , and tike future , all things , aetiuai and all . things possible ; his power is adequate to any efteet ; Jbis - wisdom' is uder *
ring ; his goodness * anil mercy fire perfect and unchangeable . Is tbia the Being ^ who presided' over the deslintes of maoJrind t and may we not confide in him with per * fedt . security ?—* -ca * r we ; receive / rom God any thing but good , and that , t £ ie ? i > ighest good i attainable by our nature and cobditiou ? ? »• - < . : '
These would h < ivc i > c < hr * the veatiments of 0 i * r departed vfeiend , if God bad « te « niittided oli him stidi w sacrifice , as he i as required oi && * : . * He displayed in 1 hte respect a tralyiCUrktiatr example . \ f # oy senfciments- wore prf dominant in his mmd ' t they were stmtin&e&t * of * entfrii acquiesceneo ia the will of hea . veft ^ When Cod took from hhtt hir nrst M ^ ild under k ^ rr& Ba ^
stances of peculiar trial , be submitted **«* the ' , erwtv ^ i $ ) i cal ( p | aeBigpation . Trott » thecommencement of his fawt sjcknesi , he seems to , h ^ ve been fully , irapr «« K 4 wiUi iv caii'Wt ^ B of its iata i i < wue j , ytft f pf ^ bore it with Christian fortitude * 1 < IU 2 L ui
p ^? ^ # * : i -tWi ®^^ r ** * kHm- < extract from a letter , whioK I , > re ^ c ^ r « d from a friend * in Philadelphia ftjfter hU lft * tVt ^ t td Aine hb *« tafc ! tf c % ^ ^^ » When f spbke ^ ^ W ^** t % teehtf * writei ; ^ of lea ^ rtir TO ^ tr ^ ndrt ^ ririV , ^^ a » t ^ nfrttd f + !^ i ^^ kWt ^ pt ^ « & season of the year , he iai ^ VilttW ^ ec
* Mr . James Taytawv on * of tbe minia * tetm < r f the * ir » t Uottwiao Swiety ^ Ffcifedelpbia ^ j ¦ ¦ . - . ; - '' * . , tt # or 3 » ^^ 1 «» r * 'ijr . V *¦
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Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), Aug. 2, 1816, page 489, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2455/page/53/
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