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or spiritually ) shall the very same all be made alive $ that as we nave borne the image of the earthy , we shall also bear the image of the heavenly , and , in due time , the whole creation shall be delivered from the bondage of
corruption into the glorious liberty of the children of God , by the powerful working * of him who is able to subdue all things to himself . This , then , is my consolation , and I know I have chosen a good part which shall not be taken from me .
I am sensible of abundant failings , infirmities and sins , both of omission find commission , bitt I boldly affirm from long experience , that the moments when my confidence in the universal love ^ of God is the weakest , I am the most in danger of falling . It has been in such seasons that I
liave given offence to you by indulging in an unchristian spirit , of which I am ashamed . My earnest prayer is , that we may both be rooted and grounded in love , and be enabled to compre * - hend , with all saints , what is the
breadth and depth and height of the love of God , and be filled with his fulness , and that the peace of God , which passeth all understanding , may
keep our hearts and minds in the knowledge and love of God and of his Son Jesus Christ , This peace , I doubt not , you are seeking as well as myself , and whichever of us shall first obtain it , will ( be assured ) manifest his acquisition in a way that shall speak an intelligible language . It is with me a very small thing
that I should be judged of you or of man ' s judgment , yea I judge not mine own self . For I know nothing by myself , yet am I not hereby justified , but he that judgeth me is the Lord * Yours affectionately , I .
P . S . As for the young men to whom you allude , it has been my endeavour to lead them to fear and love their Creator , If in striving to instil into them opinions calculated to drive out slavish fear , I have ever so
expressed myself as to lead them tp suppose that they may sin with impunity , my meaning has been totally mistaken , and I assure you , after you gave me a hint upon the subject , J took considerable pains to convince them that they never could enjoy true
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happiness so long as sin has any dcpminion over them y and that the only corrective of sin is the love of dbrist ^ shed abroad in the heart by a holy spirit . ; "
ItoN . DearN . Sept . 23 . You may set your mind perfectly at ease on the score of having giveh offence : none , I can assure you > wa » ever taken by me , at ariy tini < e , iroiA
any thing that has ever passed between tas , at least beyond amere mottmntBxf irritation . I feel that I have 43 ^ 1 *^ ^ much to Solicit as to graot in this respect , but neither have I tipon my mind the consciousness of having said
any thing that ought to penetrate more than skin deep . I have never been angry at heart ; it was mere noise . We have both intended well ,- though , as is too common , we have failed by vehemence , in' recommending the serious truths which we had in view .
With respect to supernatural power , I know nothing of any such power . All things are of God . I do , how ^ ever , recognize , cordially and joyfully , ## * r « ordinary manifestations of that power both in past and in present times . The sense whereby we judge of the truth of revelation is as much
the gift of God as the revelation itself * Revelation necessarily supposes and appeals to that sense , otherwise how should vve discriminate between a real and a pretended revelation ? Mahomet pretended to revelation : how are we to disprove his claim ? And how are we to know that Moses and Jesus
were divine teachers £ Pardon me for expressing a doubt whether you have sufficiently considered this question . It is one upon which I have for very many years bestowed all the
powers of thought . Circumstances have forced me to do so , and I have been abundantly repaid for my pains * My foot had once well nigh slipped , but I trust I can , in so far as
conviction goes , say with the Psalmist , that I have been extricated from the mire of doubt , and that my feet have been placed upon a rock ; nevertheless , I still feel the necessity of the caution , " Let him that thinketh he standeth
take heed lest he fall . ** Again , the sense to which I have alluded , and which , be it remembered , comes from the sole Source of all good , ( that ia *
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34 A Friendly Correspondence between * an UMtarlan and ti Culmnht .
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Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), Jan. 2, 1824, page 34, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2520/page/34/
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