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encej he . v ^ oluntarily / Uumbled himself to de&th , s ^ en the ignominious ' djeath of crucifixion £ s tl * e head of mankind , and ^ Ood , who fe ^ 4 consecrated fpr us tliis new and iiyfcig w&y of acciess to hiinself , was , pleaded to accept it ps a
siifficient ; atoji § n * ent for sin , and to proclaim free pardon to all who shall recognize him as their surety , and liearjtily approve of this , method of justification . ¦ ^— ^ m ^ h ^ k ^ k ^ M ^* ^ A ^ h
Is there any thing irrational in this view of the doctrine ? Is it not consonant to reason , to moral justice , to the general tenor of revelation , and to our wants as sinners ? " This is a faithful saying , and worthy of all acceptation , that Christ Jesus came into the world to save shiners /*
In like manner , I think it would be no difficult task to shew that it is most reasonable to suppose that man is a fallen and depraved creature ; that while his natural powers render him an accountable being , he possesses universally a moral incapacity or aversion of will to love and obey God ; that
the Father of Spirits can have access to the minds which he has produced ; that he may exert this supernatural power ; and that , if in any instance the native bias to evil and indisposition to good is overcome , it must be the effect of divine influence . Again , if it is divine grace alone which makes one individual to differ from another of the
same corrupt race , is it not the eonelusion of reason that the purpose of God is according to election ? If the whole race are equally deserving of punishment for their disobedience , impenitence and unbelief , why is he bound to rescue all or none by hie |
sovereign power ? Where is the injustice of the exercise of his right of discrimination ? If the whole world , has no claim to pardon , how can an individual ? And where there exists no right , can one be withheld or violated ?
With respect to the authority of the Scriptures , though they are the history of divine revelation , yet th $ y possess a higher qlaim f , o fittentioj * * sism ? S this history . wfft ^ . mpijledl by holy ; nfcepuof
God , wJ * P 9 p , ?* ke as thesy , wei ; e moved b y th ^ HQiy \ GkV& % ; w 4 It W 0 » 14 j 1 » highly UM ^ wJfchJte to fsuppppe % ) m % the Gp < i M > tirwtfei a ^ d : KQUnesai sl ^ Jd withhold fram tt * SS £ his instrum ^ te / W their njost important undertaking that
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assistance which was necessary to jj $ p eltjde error . \ , V , . , ; jAndiipwdet ^ tie decision be left t | 0 impartial reason . Y $ frieacls of trullu ye advocates fpr free inquiry ; , sea , r ^ jB the book qf t revelation , exanune itJSe volume of reason , and see if these
things are not so . Tmth is iuv ^ luable . Truth is mighty and must finaijy prevail . Let us have the honour of joining ' her standards while her cause yet seems to be doubtful Jf Christianity can be proved to be false , let us publicly renounce it ; if it is true , let us as
heartily profess it ; let us separate from it the corruptions and traditions of men , but jet us beware , lest in our zeal for pruning , we destroy the tree , annihilate instead of reform , and account that foolishness vyhich is in truth the wisdom of God .
I will only further add , in justice to the memory of a name that will long be precious in . the Christian Church , that the reading of Fuller's " Calvinistic and Socinian Systems examined and compared as to their Moral
Tendency , " was the means , under the Divine blessing , of leading me to this change of sentiment ; and 1 beg leave earnestly to recommend it ' to ' - < t ^ e serious attention of all , of every name .
who consider Calvinism as dangerous error , requesting they will candidly compare its argument with their per ^ sonal experience and observation ; and may the Spirit of Truth crown every
sincere attempt to obtain heavenly wisdom with success . DANIEL HARWOOD , Pay-Master Serjt . 45 th Regt .
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^ HE aew Bishop of Peterborough , JL ; Dr Her ^ rt Marsh , has taken a step which has alarmed the soi-disant " Evangelical ^ party in the Church of England * In the plenitude of episcopal authpTity , he has put out " Questions , proposed to the Candidates for I ^ oly Orders in the Dipcese
of Peterborough , so arranged under Head § or Chapters that they may ex ^ bit a coijty ^ efi Vie w of God ' s Dealiogs ™ $ h MW * H ?^ ^ 95 ? ft | K Thej-e afp nmq ^ haptere and # * #% * ttevety questions , so worded a § to point but ^ th ^ pwise answer wMcli is" ^ pected to bc ^ giveu , m fiw . flwestjjDfl is uneqmvocaL" Eacti , candwlate is . to
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Peterborough Table of Ortho&o&g * 391
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Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), July 2, 1820, page 391, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2490/page/11/
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