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Art . V . —Observations on the Causes and Evils of War ; its Unlawfulness ; and the Means and Certmnty of its Extinction : in a Series of Letters addressed to a Friend . By Thomas Thrush , late Captain in the Royal Navy ; intended as an Apology for withdrawing himself from the Naval Service . Part I . 8 vo . pp . 81 . R . Hunter , &e . 1825 ,
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IITE ^ AR is py ® *) i % M fifcpsMnj . Wit portant subjects vvkieh car * \ & discussed / Havolvitig &fc it : dbe& < tfa welfare , the improvement , &nd the very existejac ^ of society ^ a lime of peace is the season for considering it coolly and without liability to the imputation of sinister motives : and no one is more competent to the argu
meat than % strong-minded man who has been in t ) ie profession of arms . Mr . Thrush deserves to be heard upon this matter , having so nobly proved the sincerity and strength of his convictions by resigning for conscience ' sake hi& commission of " Captain hi the Royal Navy /*
These " Observations" consist of a series of Letters , addressed , as we gather from some passages , to a Clergyman of the Established Church . Letter I . is " Introductory , " designed to state and enforce the subject , to vindicate the motives of the
writer , and to recommend Peace Societies- Mr . Thrush points out to his correspondent some erroneous opinions concerning War , and concludes with a prayer for ' all Christians /' to which we give our humble but cordial Amen .
" May-they , when they say * Thy kingdom come , ' resolve to promote it ; and when they say , 'Thy will be done / determine to do it . In these two short sentences we have not only a prayer for universal peace , but a certain way pointed out to obtain it . When men shall pursue this path , * the sword will cease to devour : "—P . 14 .
LetterII . is "On the alleged Causes of War . " These are divided into pretended and real * The writer considers the Balance of Power as a mere
fiction , though a fatal one to tbe happiness of Europe . He exposes , in some well-selected extracts from authors and statesmen , the hypocritical pretexts for hostilities . He accuses the ministers Of the Gospel , and with too much truth , of blowing the wartrumpet , and deplores the common practice of eulogizing military heroes . He quotes a saying of Dr . Paley s , * ' that no two things can be more contrary than the heroic and Christian character , " and remarks upon it ,
" Every man entering as an officer w { 0 the navy t ) f « ui » y » if- he dotss not aiu > a the heioic character , is unfit for citm
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& j& J ^ t £ em ^ WJt ^ U& * £ &W * w the Unla icfulmss qf War .
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tl > e >; ea ^ ^ yfcy , he , ^ fiou ^ t iNew ^ n pjw * )) . tj f& . unfi $ £ q # juiblicajti pb y 4 > ut . it i » niuqb to J } e fegrettetl t&at ^ they , nave never seen the fi ^ ht . iiee Dr . Thomson ' s History of tlte Royal Society ' . "—Note dy p . 3 l .
Iif Note e > p . 34 , is given a View of the Evidence , found in the Apostle PauPs Writings and Discourses , in favour of the Unitariau Doctrine , " which we regret our narrow limits will not allow us to extract . in
Having s ^ id sermon not the least intimation is given in the text of two or more divine persons together making up the one God , the author adds in Note o , pp . 39 , 40 , "I am led to use the word here which Dr . Chalmers employs in a collection of scripture texts for the use of young
persons , of which I can only write from memory . The undisputed doctrines of the " Bible are spoken of in this manner : What are the proofs of this doctrine , &c . ? But when speaking of the Trinity the ex- * prcsslou changes , aud the word intvmations-is used * . What are the intimations
of three persons in the Divine Nature ? This difference o phraseology evidently implies a difference of judgment as to the amount of evidence . IVlay not this circumstance explain the opinion which that very impressive preacher is reported to have publicly expressed prior to his
leaving Glasgow , that a belief in the doctrine of the Trinity is not necessary to salvation ? I am not sufficiently acquainted with the writings of the Romanists to be sure of the fact ; but this representation of the state of scriptural evidence for the
Trinity , by intimation only , seems well suited to the genius of the Romish faith , which provides , in the decisions of councils , aud the opinions of the fathers , a convenient supplementary authority which the doctrine of the Trinity certainly needs . "
Mr . MardoQ states in Note t / , p . 47 , that a society for Unitarian worship has been formed at the Cape of Good Hope , of which he is assured by Capt . Camfor , who had been present in their assembly .
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Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), Sept. 2, 1826, page 552, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2552/page/44/
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