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teg ^ teethes on ^ e pfi ¥ iciptoB of Bui * taHnnistft , at different places , in succession . Among tb « various plans
of co-operatwn in dHStoittg religious troth , I hats not observed any which exactly corresponds \* ith this , In di % ~ triets wbere cor > gnegatioi > s of oardcnomination are nK > re thickly scattered than in that from which I write , I
know tfr&t frequent meetings of ministers , a € com ^> eff » ied w ith religious services , are in use ; but the dfeh courses delivered are not in any sense systematic , and < 5 annot be doctrinal without destroying the hatmowiowf ? character of the association , vrhile
varieties of opinion prevail aaiong the member . Th ^ y / therefore , wry properfy confine tbefmteives to o * r common Christianity , or otrr sotnnum principles of Protesftarrtifcii * and D « . sent . Bot ih the populous weigfcbour ^ hoods of Manchester , Sheffield wRir ^ mmghatn , I should think that a p lan similar to * that which I h * ve detailed .
might be earried *» to effect wiftfc eawe and with very beneficial consequences ft would unite the stimulus of novelty with the advantage of a digested scheme ; and at a smaller expense of hibour toeack individta ^ mnuster than
atty other metfeod , would secure to Ae members of their * e « igwg * t » ns the benefit ef » connected view of the cviOeiicc ^ and practical influence ^» f their own fftith , enfbroed hy aW tfce ability which the association
compr ised . ' With > best wishes tor the increased SHoeess of yo » r labottrs , which I regard »» peculiarly val »* We by affording a dmnitel fbr the conw mvnication of such BuggestionB as these , I remain , « t € i l > - > ; : J ©» N KENRI ^ K .
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h *) f bc ^ s to the v <* ot ^ abov ^ iiia ^ tioned ; but it fe < te ^ » ot tewe t ^ lh ^ character iff the wrkeriB sa « eepi ^ sented , than to the credit of tbatrdi * gion they have been ? supposed to reject , to censure ^ aa p « bbeJy m poe » ibku
any tmgener ^ Hs reflecikm ^ on their motives , or an y beeclless or » QXMre cul ^ pable misrepresentatioos of their 1 ^ 1-guagtV whea ettiiet v can be justly charged to the account of Chtittiam ad vacates ; especially of tho ^ oa v ^ hoae authOFity their feHow-chrfctiaiMi
have beed aceuatomed to r ^ ly ^ In thifr ; view I propose , with your permission ^ to consider the attthoritigii and argumeate on which I > r , I ^ eliun ^ has placed Jfobhev&wl Collins among Deistical Writers ; begio » i « g with the foriBev » whose case wSl <) € 4 jupy
more than the reoBimcler of thb tettcst ^ It ift , I thinksknposAiMe loopedth ^ thir ^ Lttttor in the Fiot \ whidi ^ Oiu ^ prists the ¦ «« ? . ¦ Observations an 5 fa * Hobbes ' 8 WritingV without peroeiv ^ ing that Dr . Intend was »» prep » ed to silow the asathor be wa » about to of
eKaHDokac ^ adTantnge a » mqm ^ jt » dicc * J swd impartial triAwoid . Th& conomon vague iwpnt ^ iowft are \ ihm repeated wiiiioYit the reference to a singte-autbortly : < 4 Tti € « e have hcea Sem peraotis , wfcwee wiiiinga h « e bad a more permetous influence in spread ^
ittg ir * elig * on asd infidelity than hi ^ though it is admitted that " noae of bts : treatises are dkectly lerelfed against revealed feligiw / ' We hair © then on approved aeiitiweot concern ^ ing : ff the H < 4 y Scripture ' quoted from tte author ' ^ book . Be Cive * wltradaced
however hy the remwk * that ^ b € ometitniBf awffects to 3 peak with ve » € K ration of the aacred wrkings , ' * tim » {^ ejudictng the wnter ' a c « we co the thveshold *> f the inquiry ^ by knpulmg to hkn an kmidiouB pveteBoe ^ even when his language is irrepwhenathle * ; Immediately occurs a dbayg « oC ^
very seriow mature : ^ Hfe aometitats geema to acknowledge tWytr < rt »»» to be a uxpernmiwal $ ift > * & $ tkeiiutonor dimteUund of Go&r at other tihoca h « treatfl the pretence to Jt w n * ign « f mad **** ; aad by » jwgle upo ^ tfie w <» r < H r « pret 6 nt » Gads apMit ^ 4 Hie tecient firoriMte m a dtetim or
titium # tq -be no > morethan their rtiiwwi Mfv that l&d ipfke to thai ^ . ^ r / tfiiMwi titgr M ^ wn ttowti ^ r wJiMw tff t ^ - ' > UL 51 ^ B d . ^ . Te iuittfy thil »> ch ^ r » rv
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Writers * I had perused that work , « everrf ^ earg <» ki « e > Aiith « H the oonfidenc « to tlte ? at ^ io »^ < M > n ^ otn «» ^^ tllM ^ # i ^ i ^ gmeral tttt ^ ig * hln Cthl ^ tiitttt PMder » . I wai , i ^ w ^ # | « i ^ t 4 ^ liMe Mrpmad to Add "t'SiiliAt dBtJuUtfcAAMM ^ hAy uAA u ^^^^^ ft . Jk j ^^^ YIk ^ UI A ^^ y ^^^ ^ " «»^ ipitJi ^' WUpiKmsro ^ fWWIlWCWOg ¦ ^ IKl HWi ^^ pMMltf : ^
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Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), April 2, 1818, page 231, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2475/page/7/
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