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of England , ^ ep R&raan Catbblics--irtterrogate thjeoi on the disputed points ; on tf& Tuu <» n p £ # he Son with the Fa * tker , an the imputation of Adam ' s sin , on the manner in vyhich grace operates and brings-: forth fruit ; these persons have all confessions of faith ; with
respect to these subjects they are as nearly as possible on a level ; yet if you make each ^ f them write down his particular thoughts oa these delicate and abstruse topics , you will have thirty different expositions , not one of them being- exactly similar to any other . On this account , will you have recourse to a more inflexible rule ?
What will you bring in aid of confessions of faith , when they prove insufficient ? Can , you prune and shape the minds of men like trees in a parterre ? The attempt would be ridiculous , at least , i £ it were not destructive , by serving as a cause of division and warfare .
My brother , it is my duty to love Ood , and to offer you the right hand of fellowship ; you interpret the gospel according to your conscience and your knowledge , I use the same privilege ; it is God who will judge be ^
tvveen us . For our part , let us bear with each other , let us love one another , let us unite our efforts the better to ^ endure the disappointments anjr miseri es of life , the better to perform our work , and perfect our holiness . in the fear of the Lord . Let us not be
like slaves bruising themselves witli their chains : let us leave to the Church of Rome its pope , its decrees , its creeds , its councils , and its anathemas : let us relinquish also its chimerical pretensions to unity , which are contradicted by the history of the Church ,
The homage of the heart , charity , the love of peace , these are the keystone of the arch to the Christian . If thou shall confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus and shaft believe in thine heart that God hutli raised him from the dead , thou shalt be saved , said St . Paul to the faithful at Rome . When
the Ethiopian officer desired to be baptized , Philip replied , If thou 6 elievest ivitk alt thine heart , thou mayest . And , he answered and said , I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God . .. Do you profess to have more know , ledge , and to act better than our
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guides who were assisted by the Holy Spiipt ? There is enough , work ific ^ the Christian to perform in this world
without spending his time in disputation ; the Judge , at the great day of account , will not inquire , " i What hast thou believed concerning such a mystery \ " But he will say , "My son , what hast thou done ? Herein
the law , hast thou obeyed it ?" When in Jud&a , he exclaimed , Beware of false prophets , which come to you in sheep ' s clothing , but inwardly they , are ravening wolves . Ye shall A now them by their , fruits . Every good tree bringeth fortfi good fruit Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down , and cast into
the fire . Not every one that suith unto me , Lord , Lord , shall enter into the kingdom of heaven ; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven . Many will say to me in that day . Lord , Lord , have we not prophesied in thy name ? And in thy name have cast out devils ? And in
thy name done many wonderful works F And then will I prof ess unto them , I never knew you ; depart from mey ye that work iniquity . May the Reformed , deeply imbued with these principles , cease to contend With each other ! May the Mfethodists at length become weary of
calumniating * tlie Church of Gejieva , and of assuming the office of infallible judges of their brethren ! May peace reign in Sion 3 may the glory of God be established therein , and the number of his worshipers in spirit and in truth he daily multiplied !
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Sir , JTHHE value of Natural Religion is a JL subject of great interest and importance ; and had I sufficient leisure for the discussion , and were conscious that I possessed abilities equal to it , I
fchould gladly bear my part in a friendly controversy on the subject , not with any wish cc to run down and bring into contempt the religion of nature , " but in order to ascertain , if possible ^ how far the discoveries of this religion reach . But as I am not the man for
such a task , I shall content myself in my intended reply to Mr . Stureh ' s paper , ( pp . 110— -112 ^) with making a few detached remarks on his observations ; and this I shall do with free-
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Mf * Cogah in Repl yyfo Mr . Slurdh , on Natural Religion . 13 S
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Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), March 2, 1824, page 135, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2522/page/7/
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