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superseded J ^ y « &ela & translation , takewi « g ^ Je $ v £ / ** £ fch % $ uty $ Gt # $ Q # r vmced that tt strict adherence ty , , tfa& phraaeology jo | ^ ej ^ qre , in this as well as every ottier particular , can be attended with none but the most beneficial and happy effects . R- WALLACE .
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A Friendly CprrmpowelenGebetween an XJmtmmn An 4 $ \ iCalpimst . ( Continued from p . 109 . ) itoN . , 2 d October * DO not exactly admit that I have I changed the ground of the 4 iscu ^ sioju It commenced oa your part with an allusion to certain opinions of
mine on doctriual pointy whack opinions yorai appeared & » thiak led to laxity af conduGfc , by Iheir supposed tendency to lower the importance of personal religion . I dmied that theyr bad any such tendency , md would have been very willing U * enter p& *
tiently into a thorough examination of all thai ; can be adduced fpom Scriptare , both for and against the doctrine in question , in order that we mighty if possible ,, have come to a right utiderstandiog upon the subject . I was
not , indeed , saaguine in hoping that you would accede to g ^ eh a propos ition ; because I have loctg obeerv ^ J ii * you a disposition ^ tp ahun inquiry , and to resolve the matter by a reference to your own feelings . The only way in which , as a Protestatit * I Could
meet such an attempt was to say , " If you are determined to supeirsede all reasoning , by putting in a ci&ii *! to the possession of the Spirit ^ I nnmt even do the same ; and it then stands fchus between us—that tlie Spirit has wrought contrary convictions in aw Eespectke minda /* When thiaf w u ^ ged
upon you , yon shrink very imturally from abiding by the coj |\ 3 equeQces of such a mode ot coinintuticatin ^ tiiutjl ^ because you see that it is a tn ^ wyedged weapon v \ rhich willl cut . all ways , i and prove every thing of which a jay individual says he is convinced by M&
spirit . You , therefore f |^ d i | e ] Kp « -i dteut toi refer to texts of ScrLptare , and to reason upon them . I do the same . , This goc ^ on a little wh ile : nut presently you come down 9 gi % la with your experience , which , $$ a aledge hammer , is to pound my- opi-
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ftijuip t 0 pa ^ d ^ iv T ^ e - a mmes ils pjm - c «| P ^ b ¦ ft - A «» r tft ^ fe *^^ id ^^ Britflb » hammer , which strikes the ^ gvil and makw it iK > isebi ^ d oe ^ ^ ot wlen Jhe § ha » e of the ko ^ which >\ ff wi ^ bbed to fashiQn according to our respective
iancies . I saw cl ^ auly that ^ jb- migb $ g < r 0 n ui this \ yay , ^ nd . make a g ^ al noi ^ to the end of op liyes , w itfe ^ ttf ^ ia ai ^ ( Jeg ^ ree ^ deciding % \ k $ uiatter at is ^ ue . I . $ usp § ct $ d from th ^ first liow it would lie , and Wt * s there ^ fore by n »
means surpnsed at Ae turn which ^ discussion j ^ id jftMfceiH , You ltady however , dropped an expression which hi ^ dic ^ ted that ^ notwithstanding" my heresy , there was some gjwmd to hope
that I might be ia earnest in seeking for the salvation of i # jf spul r I nef ^ had % > doubt of your sincerity , although I > r of c < Mtnrse , qonsideJFed y <^ u ^ 3 holding erroneous opinions ^ ajod ^ therefot ^ finding that you were beginning to think with me that those who differ in
opinion upon doctrinal points , may , nevertheless , l > oth get to heaven , I tfeougli ^; th&t ,: seeipg there was U ^ tle probability of modifying our opinion by discussion , the be ^ t thing remaining to be done was to exhort each othec
to prosecute tpe great objects winch each of us admitted to be of paramount importauce ; namely , tq . reduce W knpwledgfe , whatever might be Us amount , to practice , in the persuasion that , iu so doing , we shall eventually get rid of error , and acquire a clearer iasigptut into the sacred inysteries of the gospeL
You now tell u ^ e that believers actually do cuter into res-t . I a < lmit most gladly that # * ey do , iu s , a tar as t ^ iey are sincere believer ^ ; but as there are deg ^ e ^ of JEju ilii ,- * ^ o a ^ e there ftl ^ p degrees of rest . Akjiough I estimate my ovya ^ ttaiuments as very low
indeed , so low as npt entitling u \ e to speak of them , I nevertUeless can say that even I t » ave experienced a mea ^ ^ re o | peace . Yof * probably can say mo ^ re thaa this , and ) sure I am , that as we advance ih l thefeppwl ^ dgfe find love of God ^ Qiir » ejace will increase ! . "T , )^
¦* ' **' -phr ! viw > ttiatt ; grtot is thy fsAthr " If yehatve" faith ast a grain of nmstarff setid ?* - ^ - ** hortfy f believe ; help tbou my ii « beKefi " t- ^^* Him tliat is weak in th ^ fiaith receive you /'— f The pour of Uhs world ! rkh to faith . ^ r ^ " O ye of little faiifc *
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VOL . XIX . Y
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Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), March 2, 1824, page 161, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2522/page/33/
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