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The House divided upon the amend- * ment—Non-contents .............. 100 Contents ' ••• ' ,, . 32 Majority .,..., 68 The Duke of Wellington proposed another amendment , that the person making it believed , that the Old and New Testaments , as commonly received by Protestant Churches , contained the revealed will of God .
The Bishop of Chester objected to any other words being introduced into the declaration , except those already agreed upon , and said it would be advisable to avoid dogmatizing as much as
possible . Lord Carnarvon said , that if the House , in an evil hour , should adopt the
amendment of the Noble Duke , he should oppose the Bill in every shape . Lord Calthorpe said , the best security of the Established Church , was a reliance on its own purity ; and any effort to acquire artificial security , would only argue a weakness in Jts own strength . He objected to the amendment ; and he hoped the Bill would not be deprived of its benefit to the Dissenters and to the Church .
The Duke of Wellington then said , that he was afraid the last words which he proposed to include in the declaration would be objectionable with respect to several persons , particularly with regard to Roman Catholic officers for the army and navy . He should propose the inore comprehensive words , " on the true faith of a Christian '
Earl Grey objected to the amendments . Lord Holland said that he should have preferred a simple declaration , and also that the words should be allowed to stand as they originally were in the Bill , when it was brought up from the Commons ; but seeing the feeling of the House to be in favour of the
amendment proposed by the Noble Duke , although he could not say Content , yet he would not oppose the amendment , particularly as he believed that the words were such as no honest Dissenter would object to . The proposed amendment , namely , that the words " upon the true faith of a Christian" be inserted in the declaration , was agreed to without a division . The Earl of Winchelsea moved , as an amendment , that the words " and of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ" be inserted In the declaration before the word ?* profess . "
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After a few words ' from the fii . shop of Llandaff , the House divided on the amendment . Non-contents 113 Contents * .,,... ..... « ....,,. 15 Majority against the amendment 98
• Lord TENTERDEfl proposed the following amendment as a declaration to be made by the members of Corporations : " that I entertain no opinion on the subject of religion which may prevent me from attending the service of the Church of England , as set forth in the Book of Common Prayer . " His Lordship said , that the ground upon
which he moved this amendment was , the necessity of upholding and promoting the respect and reverence due to the service of the Church of England . The example of the governing members of Corporations , in attending divine service at the parish church in each corporate town , was calculated to effect a great deal of good by its influence on the minds of the lower classes .
The Bishop of Chester asked the Noble aud Learned Lord whether there did not exist a law by which the chief magistrates of Corporations were prevented from attending conventicles , or Dissenting places of worship ? Lord Tenterden ( as we understood ) said , that there might be such a law , but he was not aware of it ; but if there was , he , however , thought that his amendment would tend to more beiie-.
ficial results . The House divided on Lord Tentei den ' s amendment . Non-contents ,.,....,...... Ill Contents ....,., ..,...,... 22 Majority against the amendment 89
On our return to the House , Lord Lauderdale was moving an amendment that the words " within this realm" be left out of the clause , and that the word " England" be inserted in their stead . The Church of Scotland neither wanted nor asked protection .
The amendment was then put , and agreed to without a division . The other clauses of the pill were then read and agreed to , with the exception of two , the consideration of which was deferred till Thursday , when the Report is to Uq brought up . The Declaration , as finally assented to by the House , stands thus ; <* 1 , A . B . do solemnly , in the pre ? pence of Almighty God , profess , testify ,
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Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), May 2, 1828, page 356, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2560/page/68/
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