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sq ^ o , squ ^ I fa llen into a state of suffering , ^ y ^ rded by the justice of God , though it may have no power to raise itself , yet , as the mercy of God and the poioer of grace shall be extended to it , it may be raised , prepared and adapted into the temple building of God , and become a member of tl ^ e
ctmrch or body of Christ . " " Nor , lastly , is it to be supposed that Solmnon , with all his wisdom , should possess the knowledge of the secret decree of God , concerning Ihe utmost latitude of grace , he being but under the law ; anci such a ,
manifestation rather belonging * to the dispensation of the gospel in full , as the due time for its testification . " *
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Thus much shall suffice , in reference to some passages of Scripture , which are urged in support of the commonly-received doctrine ; and the sum appears to be this , —that as the Bible contains simple truisms , which are always the same , without any revelation at all , and likewise abstract propositions or new truths , which , nevertheless , when made known and
understood , are perfectly agreeable to Reason , and readily embraced by the reflecting mind ; so , ( as it was written in ancient times and ancient tongues , by mtn in peculiar circumstances , and who , though perspicuous enough in all things necessary and important , yet , conscious of their own integrity , did not always attend to those niceties and distinctions of language which prevail in modern times , ) the same
Bible also contains many passagevS , the true import of which can only be discovered by studying them under the influence of these principles . In a word , that the letter must in many instances yield to the spirit , or that the Scriptures should always be interpreted in a rational sense . AN OCCASIONAL READER .
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pajgrws w ^ . ffoisg jewuj ^ ljft ^ ll m their nakedt ^ nee ^ /| p $ h $ l ^ sfc of 4 $ e miry puddle , whil ^ iVfe were t&er& . but there are certj * ifl station days , on which the crowds reporting to tkip place are enormous . J ^ ere the s ^ ck and the
healthy flock tQ # et ^ er--rthe sick to procure health , the sound to procure grace . The water not only cures complaints , but it procures marriages ; and it is ascertained , that after these stations weddings are very rife , and
therefore the young and the healthy , the gay and the well-dressed , resort hither . It really is a very merry business , and as muck carnality is mixed up here with the religious devotions and prepossessions of the people , as is usual with the followers of the
Church of Rome in all quarters of the world . Of course every otoe speaks good words of the well-Qf Down 5 it cures the faithful of their complaints , and the faithless of their infidelity ^ A striking instance of this was told me by an O'Donnel , who spoke with all sober seriousness , ^ nd whose ve
racity must be unimpeachable , as he saici he was descended from one of the great O'Donnels 5 and if he had not the valour and ferocity of his ancestors , he had a full share of their superstition . " Sir , " said he , the black-mouthed Presbyterians there
below on the JLennan , are forced to confess and believe in the wonders of this well . Not long * ago a bitter psalmsinging Presbyterian , who farms part of the tovmland of Drumgarton , his name ia John M'Glure , he used to laugh at us Catholics as we passed
him by , go } ng tp this blessed spot—Oh ! it wropld make your flesh creep to hear all he said , turning the sacred well into game ; but one spring , just as we were going to labour the <* rourd for the barley , his horses took the mange , and they got so lean that they
were dropping off their standing > they could not plough his field , they were enable to crawl to the bog to bring home a creel of turf , he tried brimstone with them , but it did not do : all the tobacco-water , and
sulphur in Deny had no effect ; so , says he , half joke half earnest , to his neighbour Jerry M'Swine , Til go to the Well of Down and wash my horses with your holy water , and who knows but the Saint will cure * Jfrraby tciian a horse as well as a Catholic ' s cow .
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G 66 The Well of Doutm , in Donegall , Ireland .
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The 7 Fell of Down , in Done gall , Ireland . [ From No . IV . of " The Church of Ireland Magazine / ' ] IMMEDIATELY under the rock is the Well of Down , as remarkable in the religious , as the other is in the military annals of the country . Some
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Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), Nov. 2, 1825, page 666, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2542/page/26/
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