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freely all , other perguastons , , ^ a , the common piayer , which yQ ^ gelyes will not suffer , if you say you wlji , you confess you must suffer more , as , w § So . " 2 . You know this is out , a colour to
your design ; for , first , you know that all England itself , ( atfter tfc $ fprinality and superstition of morning an < J evening prayers , ) play away the Sabbath ! Secondl y * you know thfct ( yourselves rdo , i * ot keep the SaWbath , that is , the seventh && +
.. ' * 3 . You know , thafr fiwpous- Galvm * and thousands more , held it but ceremonial and figurative ^ from Col . UV&c . and vanished : and that the day of worship was alterable at the churches * pleasure r
thus also the Romanists confess , saying , that there is no express Scripture , first , for infant baptism ; nor , secondly , for abolishing the seventh day , and instituting of the eighth day worship , but that it is at the churches' pleasure . iC
4 . You know that , generally , all this whole colony observe the first day ; only here and there , one out of conscience , another out of covetousness , make no conscience of it . " 5 . You know the greatest part of the world make no conscience of the
seventh day ; the next part of the world , Turks , Jews and Christians , keep three different days , Friday , Saturday , Sunday , for their Sabbath and day of worshi p * and every one maintains his own by the longest sword , c < 6 . I have oflered , and by these
presents , to discuss by deputation , writing or printing , among other points of difference , these three positi ^ is ^ , first , that forced worship stinks in God ' a npstrUa , ; secondly , that it denies Christ Jesus yet to be come , and makes the church yejt national , figurative and , cerenwafcl \ thirdly , that in these flames about religion , there
is no other prudent Chrisfcktn wpy of pre ~ serving peace in the world s but by permission of differing consciences \ " Accordingl y ,. 1 . dp now offer to disr pute these points , and other points of
difference , if you please , at Hartford , Boston and Plymo , u $ i . For the manner of the dispute , au 4 the d ^ scivssiGn , if you think fit , one whole flay in each month , in summer , at each , place b y course , T am rep , dy if the L , or , fl permit , and as I humMy hope , assist m , ' -
. " Aq ' tyJuyselCf iq e » 4 < ja , youring after ya ^ if temporal aa ^ spirit ^ a pe&c ^ I ^ JWWi'W WlTT / f 1 ^? h , Itp ^ r nsh ! Its but ft sl ^ a ' ^ vanished— ^ bubble f brcOte-r-a dr $ fi& , ft ^ s % a «^ Eter nUy wUl nay jf ^ r i ^ U , f , r V Sir , I am ypur , , o ^ 4 , ^ 4 tn ^ frien ^ anil servant ; . / . ; / . " ROGJSIl WtU , i ^ S . ^ Quoted in a letter from Isaac Backus
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to > fr . fttehards : gee Appendix , pn . 5 ^ 4 4-. 339 . ;; ¦ . ¦¦ : ' " . ' - . " T'l :, ' - ^' - ¦ . iag a v 6 % e of Cambto-Britlsh Biographical Sketches By Mr * 4 S ^ wds ' : some of these , were amang $ | ilie contributions alre ^ y re / erreo . to In the First Viiltuae of the Monthly Repo ^ K togry * .
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Anv . J | f ;— " mnf P * edig » em mn Ignaz LindL 2 < &&& . I 2 fl » € > . fetf ^ rs ^ burg , 1820 /* Five 'Si-noons by Imatiife Lindl ; a Memorial ^ to hia
^ be 4 ov « d Friend andPp | i $ W 6 ners . ^ 4 1 HK Author of these Discourses JL h *^ produced an extraordinary sensation in Russia . ^ He preaches at the Maltese Church in Petersburg to immense crowds of hearers . He is a
Dane by With 5 he professes Reformed Catholicism , and attacked not long ago the worship of images so elo ~ quently , that the Sardinian Ambassador made a representation to the Emperor , requesting that he might be removed , far having taught heretical dpctrines iu a Catholic place of worship . Alexander * who has h ^ d of late a fit of
polemics upon him , is said to have read over the obnoxious Sermons , — and not only to have sent an unfavourable answer to the Ambassador , bat to have honoured the preacher with his special protection and
approval . It is not difficult to ascertain hi& ulterior views , in thus supporting and encouraging a reforming Roman Catholic preacher ; he supposes that he is ' * rendering good service' * to the Greek Church , by allowing these dogmas of the RoMaan Creed to be attacked
which are not recognized in Russia ; and would certainly see with freat complacency 'the barriers broken down which divide life Catholic ancl Protestant subjects , whom he would rejoice to submit to the same ecclesiastical It | bee
domu ^ iiaijt . Jxaa x ^ ttaUfly ong n an dl ^ Qct : wi , Ch » hijpa ta diaiinish the papal ^ utb <) rity i ^ Russia and Poland , of wW ^ it ^ fcw ^^ j ^ rt Qjfjthe Jewit * is a n ^ w , parocrf ; mid im hm ftmna m the psesserM ^ Catltotoc Metropolitan , Sistrenciwitz , the ArdWt ) isliop of' M © - Mfow , ' ¦• ' ' - % *¦ vfi&tyWgm Ibr carrymg ^ se Dl ^ iii into ^ fteet ; W * knaw W * dmu been
gtvut ^ SH ^ fWft hf ^ exwhich hare 1 > een assuthea t > y the m&
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Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), May 2, 1820, page 306, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2488/page/50/
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