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the tenor Qrltheraw and the prophets - —the cwilyinspiredjiviiting ^ which they possessed , - c ? ^ he lav ^ of God * ' * says David , " maketh ^ e the simple ; and to him who ortfereth his
conversation aright will I sliew 4 ; he salvation ofGod . " And again , "The secret of the Lord is with them that fear Kim . /? 3 . Your hopes in my behalf are in the spirit of Christian charity ; mine for your salvation are very lively . For myself I see cause to be exceedingly hutnbje , and very , very far from con * fident .
4 , I also accept your reproofs . It is almost superfluous to add , what is above stated , that I am deeply sensible of the dulness and weakness of my affections for spiritual things . I mix so little with the world , ( professors
included , ) that I have not opportunities for comparing * ray feelings with theirs : but I will honestly confess , that the very few with whom I meet , fall vtfry short of my ideas of spiritualinindedtiess . One meets with the same
sort of temper and disposition as i $ to be found in those who mind earthly things , although conversation itiay turn upon those that are spiritual . It is now the fashion to be evangelical .
But although I may not have been so fortunate as to find many whd are renewed in the image of their minds , I presume not to question your ac ^ quaintance with such persons . May their numbers daily increase .
5 . The subject is indeed important , but while I admit that it may not have been treated in our correspondence with becoming seriousness , my conscience acquits me of wilful levity .
If you and I should live to enjoy the consblations of religion , we shall , with quite as much seriousness * inaiufest rather more cheerfulness of spirit than at present . ' ' ¦ ¦ ¦¦ ¦ - -I . :.
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IS to I . 4 th October . It is agreed we pray for all men , wishing that there may be no sinners against the Holy Ghost , and that such persons as he that said , •* Don't give we any of your damned godly books /' do not mean what they say * In the time of our Lord Jesus Christ , many who partook or the common mercies of the Almighty , were
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not led % o repenjaiice ; apdwhcti , thrtypgh Chri $ ^^ ^ more of God'a mercy and ^ goo ^ jriies ^ they were filled with rage ami madness The more $ hey saw of God , the more they hated him . ** Now ^ feave , tl * ey both seen and hated , both i » # and mv Father . .- . ,. ' - ¦ - ; . ;¦ . />; .:. ' zy
Our Lord Jesus Christ said ^ Jtliat such persons would not be . forgiven in the worjd to come . Ha 4 you t&eii present , jyoiild ? ypu have told tfeem they woul 4 > and ; that they wput 4 be blessed in J ^ eayen to all etei ^ ity l ^ Which af te ^^ s xn ost ta his own
interests , he . who leaves tliese matters to God , and prays most ^ earnestly for himself ; or , he who , while he is stipulating in favour of sinners against the Holy Ghost , does not agonize , in prayer for himself as much as the other does ?
Every one who goes to God , God will meet graciously , , ; On the subject of what / 1 trust , God has given you , will you say , f'M y own arm hath gotten me this" ?
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Dear N . 4 th October . What a strange compound is man ! You attacked my opinions ; I feebly defended them . I mean tha ^ in defe rence to the delicacy of your feelings , I contented myself with a few ; generalities . I said what , without any immediate shpek , I thought might lead you to reflect a , little , and examine the ground on which you stood * ! knew that the pride of the human mind would not permit you to surrender your forts ; but I thought it not very
improbable that some year or two , or perhaps five or six years hence , you might possibly abandon them , and leave who pleased to occupy such indefensible positions . You , however ,
winced , and cried out at the firing of a few crackers . You said they disturbed your devotions ; I therefore left off firing , and said , €€ You are there and I am h ^ -re ; aad as wo are both contented with our situations .
let us occasionally advance to some neutral ground , and shake hands , or telegraph : - r All ' s well / " 1 would willingly refer the case to any rational man , ( for by the l ^ w of the land no innn , is allowed to be a judge in his own eause ^) whe ther ,
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A ltyiend& {^ Unitarian ayd a CaWmUu \ fgk
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Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), March 2, 1824, page 163, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2522/page/35/
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