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such" practices—if they can , it will seem , that one of the Rev . Mr . Raffles * congregation , in his zeal , by legal modes , to suppress a meeting of persons espousing sentiments opposed to those of his class , has been drawing down more michief on his
own party than they will thank him for j and it is to be hoped , this will induce the whole party to shew , that in future they have their zeal exercised only under the direction of knowledge . But my object in troubling you with these lines is , to request of
some of your legal friends , to consider the subject and give such information upon it , as will satisfy the friends ( and practisers ) of freedom of religious worship , of their security in persevering in their plans . NGN CON .
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of Hastings , to do penance during one year , for every man whom he knew he had slain there , and during forty days for every man whom he knew he had struck , and if he was ignorant of the number whom he had slain or
struck , to do penance , at the discretion of the Bishop of the Diocese , one day in every week as long as he lived ; without even excepting those , who , they say in the preamble to these very canons , did of right oive militant service to William Duhe of
Normandy . But an alternative was granted by the church to these delinquents , which may explain the motive of the seeming humanity of the canons , the penances might be redeemed with perpetual alms , by
building or endowing a church , 1 here is one of these canons , however , which for the benefit of mankind , one could wish were received by all nations . It is tlie sixth , which says , Let those who fought only for hopes of a reward know , that they ought to do penance as for murder .
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Gleanings . 411
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gleanings ; or , selections and reflections made in a course of general reading .
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No . CCCVIII . " No man can serve two Masters " Burnet ( Hist , of his Own Times , ) relates , under the date 1675 , that Charles the Second ' s measures were so plainly French and Popish , that " many of the court were glad to be out of the way at critical times , " and " on some occasions would venture to
vote against the court $ " of which he gives " a noted instance , " in " the memorable answer of Harvey ' s , who was treasurer to the Queen . ' * " He was one whom the king loved personally , and yet upon a great occasion he voted against that which the king
desired . So the king chid him severely for it . Next day , another important question falling in , he voted as the king would have him . So the king took notice of it at night , and said , you were not against ? ne to-day * He answered , No , Sir 9 I was against my conscience to-day . "
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No . CCCIX . Murders in Battle . It appears strange that in an age which hallowed and consecrated knighthood , a synod assembled in England , under William the Conqueror , should have enjoined every knight or military tenant , who had been with that monarch at the battle
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No . CCCXT . A Prayer from Amohius . T ) a veniam , Hex Supreme , tuos persequentihus famulos ; % t quod tua > benignitatis est proprium , J ugientibus ignosce tui nominis et rcligionis cultum . Non est rnirum si ignoraris ;¦ majoris est admirationis si sciaris . Forgive , Almighty Power , the persecutors of thy servants ; and in the peculiar benevolence of thy nature , pardon those men whose unhappiness it is to be strangers to thy name and worship . That they should be ignorant of thy Divine nature , is less the subject of wonder , than that any'finite being should presume to know Thee aright .
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No . CCCX . A Patriot ' s Sentiment . I have never loved any parties , but with my utmost zeal have sincerely espoused the great and original interest of this nation and of all nations , I mean truth and liberty , and whoever are of that party , I desire to be with them . De Foe . Hist , of Union , p . 213 .
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Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), July 2, 1817, page 411, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2466/page/35/
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