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far as I can judge by those Acts , contend , not for truth , but for a popular opinion , human decisions , and ecclesiastical authority . With these , the rule of orthodoxy is an implicit consent
to the Lutheran doctrine . Against such , it is in vain to dispute . For it is useless to inquire what the Lutheran Church teaches , which is sufficiently known from books and the decisions
of that Church , but whether its doctrines be true , and dictated by the holy Scripture . Thus we find Popery every where , and men establish their own authority , under the specious
pretence of preserving orthodoxy . Thus orthodoxy , in possession , will be always powerful , and truth vary at Rome , Geneva and Wittemberg . Such evils cannot be avoided while
human judgment is made the criterion of orthodoxy . The Authors of the Acts of Leipsic have taken care to quote the most obnoxious passagt s which occur in those Exercitations * I have , indeed ,
remarked in these wi iters , the malignity , shall I call it , or inconsiderate zeal , that if they find in the authors they review any abusive or severe passages against the Remonstrants , these they carefully notice and express them in the most odious terms . 1 know not how the Remonstrants
have provoked their enmity , unless , perhaps , by free inquiry after truth , and a brotherly tolerance of those who differ from them . Such men are unworthy to employ our pens , nor shall I answer them , or defend myself against their accusations ; nor indeed could I become acceptable to such
persons , without rendering myself disagreeable to others , with whom I am now upon good terms . Thus I avenge myself upon them by silence and contempt . But I must pass to another subject .
Mark Teuto , under the patronage of the most Reverend Bishop of Batli and Wells , * has undertaken to translate my Life of Episcopius f into Latin . I quoted the letters of divers excellent and learned divines , and the Syuodical Acts of the Remonstrants , which I translated from Latin into Dutch . These he should not turn
* Dr . Kidder . See p . 422 eol . 2 , Note . t See p . 423 , col . 2 .
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from the Dutch into Latin , but copy the originals . He complains of wanting these , rtor has he been able to meet with them any where . Yet I doubt not but they may be found in many libraries in England . If you could assist him to procure them any where , you would not only materially abridge bis labour , but render his
version more correct and acceptable . If you can serve him in this , 1 shall acknowledge myself your debtor . Farewell , most worthy and valued friend , Yours affectionately , P . a LIMBORCH .
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< 5 O 8 The Correspondence between Loiike and Limborch translated .
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No . 29 * John Locke to Philip d , Limborch .
Gates 9 May 10 , 1695 . My EXCELLENT FRIEND , ON the receipt of your last letter , of the 26 th of April , I immediately wrote to London , and have used all the means in my power that our friend
Mark should be supplied as fully as possible with the books he requires for your work . I have waited so long to reply to you , that I might give you a more certain account of what had been done in this business , and the other about Thoulouse . But neither
d'Aranda nor the other person whom I employed to procure the books , has hitherto given me any information . Yet I am not disposed , from their silence , to augivr any thing unfavourable .
Concerning the autograph , whether it be now in Furley ' s possession you can better learn from him than from me . Not that I have been a careless or idle agent in that affair . But as my health , at that time , would not permit me to go to London , I committed the whole business to one of
our common friends , a prudent and active person , whom I knew to be hearty in the business . To avoid delay by letters passing through my
hands , after the first answer which I received from our friend in London , by which I found that he was making the utmost exertion to conclude the affair , I advised him to write directly to Furley , that he might learn from him what farther steps should be taken , I doubt not that he has done this . If I can do any thing more you ,
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Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), Oct. 2, 1818, page 608, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2481/page/8/
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