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Address of the Eastern Unitarian Society to the Bishop of Norwich, icith the Bishop*s Answer.
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IN pursuance of a resolution unanimously passed at the last Yearly Meeting of the Eastern Unitarian Society , a deputation watted upon the venerable and excellent Bishop of Norwich , to present him an Address , expressive of the gratitude of the Society for his Lordship ' s long and valuable exertions in favour of religious
liberty . The time appointed by his Lordship for receiving the deputation was Tuesday , September 3 rd , at 12 o ' clock . The members of the Society appointed to discharge this truly gratifying office were ,
The Rev . T . Madge , the Rev . T . Druinmond and Mr . Thomas Martineau , of Norwich ; the Rev . —Beynon and Thomas Hurry , Esq ., of Yarmouth ; Meadows Taylor , Esq ., of
Diss ; George Watson , Esq ., of Sax lingham ( the Chairman of the Meet ing ); J . L . Marsji ,-Esq ., and Mr . Ed ward Taylor , the Treasurer and Secre tary of the Society .
J hey were received with that kindness and cordiality which so strongly mark the Bishop ' s character , and the following Address was read by Mr . Madge : To Henry Lord Bishop of Norwich . My Lord ,
In consequence of a resolution unanimously adopted at the last Annual Meeting of the Eastern Unitarian Society , held at Diss , we beg leave to tender to your lordship the thanks of that body of Christians , for your Lordship's uniform attachment and marked devotion to the cause of religions liberty .
Dissent ing , as we conscientiously do , from the Established Church , of which your Lordship is so distinguished a member , —distinguished ^ may we add , not less j ° i * your learning and piety , than for your benevolence and liberality , —we feel how deep ly important to us is the liberty of actmg agreeably to dtir religious convictions , how much of our peace and ctomwt and happiness is involved in the ex-
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ercise of this liberty , and how greatly therefore we are indebted to your Lordship , not ouly for the courtesy and kindness which on all occasions have charao * terized your general conduct , but for the open and public and persevering manner in which you have advocated and defend ^ ed the common rights of Christians ,
To that name and to those rights , however much we may differ from your Lordship and your Lordship from us , we are sure you will not refuse to admit our claim . We therefore take the opportunity , while conveying to your Lordship our high sense of the value of your
labours in behalf of Christian , charity , of testifying our en the agreement and cordial sympathy with the avowed opinions of your Lordship upon the nature and extent of religious liberty . We unite with you iu reprobating every enactment ? which renders a man ' s condition in civil
society worse than it otherwise would bq , on account of his religious opiuions . We agree with your Lordship , that liberty and not toleration is the claim of conscience ; and further , that Christianity would be a great gainer , and the cause of justice and humanity be essentially promoted , by the total repeal of every law which would inflict , or which has a tendency to inftictr
upon the sincere professor of any religious opinions , either pain or penalty , obloquy or reproach . To do as we would be done by , whether it relates to matters of faith or to matters of practice , to our inward belief or to our outward avowal , appears to us to be the Christian rule of right , and to have been the uniform , measure of your Lordship ' s conduct .
Considering , therefore , your Lordship ' s high station , and what is more , your Lordship ' s high character , and knowing as we do , the value of their influence upon the great cause to which they have been so steadily and powerfully dedicated , we trust that your Lordship will allow
us to offer to you , on behalf of the Christian Society which we represent , our most sincere , respectful and grateful ac ± knowledgments . And permit us . also to express our anxious hope ,- that long as your life has been , it may be :-still'further and happily lengthened , and that you may yet live to witness the complete trU
Address Of The Eastern Unitarian Society To The Bishop Of Norwich, Icith The Bishop*S Answer.
Address of the Eastern Unitarian Society to the Bishop of Norwich , icith the Bishop * s Answer .
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NoTcCL ] SEPTEMBER , 1822 , [ Vol . XVH .
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VOL . XVII . 3 X
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Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), Sept. 2, 1822, page unpag, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2516/page/1/
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