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    him ? He is represented as the Son of the universal Father , as perfect in virtue , as the Comforter ; by whose mediation we may obtain the pardon of our sins and the supply of every good . Again ( p . 696 ) , we meet with

    the following passage : " God , the Author of divine virtue , was willing to send his Image from heaven to the earth , from compassion to our race , that he might wash away the impurities which fill this life with guilt and misery , and that he might thus

    secure to us a better inheritance . These two passages appear to me in perfect unison with the language of the apostles , and are peculiarly descriptive of the character and mission of Jesus Ch risk JOHN JONES ,

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    wall shall have been ingulphed in the silent tomb , their descendants , actuated by that noble curiosity which is natural to the mind of man , may inquire into the origin , progress and

    permanent establishment of that religion , of which they may be tbe honourable professors . But whither should they go for information , unless they discovered it in the pages of the Repository ?

    In 1807 , the writer of these remarks knew but one individual in this county who had embraced the pure Unitarian doctrine , and he , perhaps , was singularly fortunate in converting to the same faith ( 1808 ) an amiable companion , whom he had selected from so *

    ciety to be the partner of his fortunes aiid his life . It was principally through their instrumentality that several of the Wesleian Methodists espoused the doctrine of the Divine Unity , among whom were my worthy friends Mr . and Mrs . Odgers , whose

    superlative piety and persevering zeal would do honour to any cause . These four openly avowing their sentiments , and honestly endeavouring to enlighten the minds of their fellow-christians , were expelled from the Society . * This memorable event happened in

    1812 . At this time the village of Flushing was apparently in an uproar ; every one endeavoured to defend his faith by arguments drawn from reason and revelation . There > vas scarcely a subject within the whole compass of theology , but what was brought to the bar of reason , and underwent a

    vigorous and stern investigation * . The chapels of reputed orthodoxy rung with the cries of heresy , and the sentence of damnation was passed on all the Sociniaii 8 , who , in the language of pulpit eloquence , were styled " the ringleaders of ecclesiastical mischief / 1 44 graceless infidels , ' * " sacrilegious monsters . " t Thus it appears that Flushing is the most ancient seat of heresy in

    Corn-* An account of the curioutf " Methodist Excommunication at Flushing , " may be seea Moik Repos . VII . 6 frO , 651 , and VIII . 34—36 ; and of the no 1 e 6 s curious excommunication at Falnuroth , VIII 301 , 302 , ei > . ; f Thew were the expressions of Mr . Griffin , a Baptist minitter , wbo now officiate * , I believe , in Pretcot * strect , G 6 o < U man ' s Fields , London ,

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    Rise and Progress of Unitarianism in Cornwall * 451

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    [ The following letter has been too long withheld , but we trust that its accidental omission has not been injurious to the new chapel at Fal mouth ,

    to which we sincerely wish prosperity . We hope soon to record that it is completed and opened for worship , and that all the pecuniary claims upon it are liquidated . Ed . ]

    Flushing , Sir , February 13 , 1818 . ANY thing said , perhaps , to stimulate the exertions of the Unitarian public , in behalf of the Flushing and FalmouthUnitarian Church , subsequently to the luminous statement and earnest recommendation of their

    case by the Rev * Dr . Carpenter , [ pp . % 7 <—89 , ] to some may appear super * fluous , but I am extremely anxious to keep the subject before the public view . Should the following observations ,

    relative to their short history * awaken the attention , and call forth the Christian liberality of the friends of truth I shall be abundantly grateful , and so will all my brethren , 1 feel confident in asserting , with whom I am connected in church fellowship *

    Local subjects , 1 am aware , seldom excite universal interest , but , " Let not ambition mock our useful toil , Our Homely joys and destiny obscure , Nor grandeur bear with a disdainful smile , The short and simple annals of the poor " In some distant period , when the present race of Unitarians in Corn-

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  • Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), July 2, 1818, page 451, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2478/page/43/