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and blasphemed / and was brought before Moses , who instituted the law , that * he should be stoned / The Jews , when they come to charge Christ , say , * He is a blasphemer , makes himself equal with God , arid will destroy this temple : ' the like charge against Stephen . " I speak not to extenuate Nayler ' s offence , but , if we judge by Christian rule , the other persons are more guilty of blasphemy in that sense , than he . They gave him the honour . Yet I will not say but , in the other sense , he is guilty of blasphemy . He is a greater sinner , a vile sinful man ; but , to call
him a horrid blasphemer , I shall not give my vote . The wretched Jews came to particulars before they went to judgment . It is either by the rule of the Scripture , or the law of the land ; else how can you judge what is blasphemy ? I know no such words as * horrid blasphemy * in scripture . "—Pp . 54 , 55 . " Lord Strickland . Send him to Biddle in the Isle of Scilly . "—P . 57 .
" Mr . Downing . As to the Instrument of Government , I hope it shall never be made use of as an argument to let this wretch escape . I am as much for tender consciences as any man ; but I deny that this has any share in such liberty . Does this man profess faith in Jesus Christ ? Nothing ! He destroys and disannuls the power of Christ , and sets up himself only with a distinction of the invisibles . God could have made him a pillar of
salt immediately , if he had pleased ; or have struck him dead ; but he has left it to you to vindicate his honour and glory . Now see what you will do . This is the day of temptation , and trial of your zeal . I can call this offence no less than blasphemy . I desire you would vote it so , and then to speak of a bill for his punishment , "—P . 61 . " Lord President [ Lawrence" ] . This gentleman ( Mr . Downing ) has spoken very zealously , yet they were honest men , too , that called for fire from heaven , and we know how they were reproved . " I have lived some time in the world , and seen what is abroad , and how
careful wise men have been in proceeding in this kind . " It is hard to define what is blasphemy . I believe you think Arianism is blasphemy ; and so it is , to deny the divinity of Christ ; but this is to themselves , about the notion of God . This is not to us . "—Pp . 62 , 63 . " Sir Gilbert Pickering-. If this gentleman thinks it is blasphemy , and thinks it ought to be punished with death , he must give others leave to dissent , if their judgments will not agree to it . Some haply have the same zeal for God , yet haply they may not have the same appetite to give sentence in these things , without special tenderness respecting the sad consequence . t (
My present apprehension , in short , is this , that the person is both a flat idolater , and idolatry itself . I am ready to give my sense in it , as to the punishment of this , but to give my vote for blood I shall be very tender in it . Haply , some will say I am fallen from the faith . I speak my conscience , the will of God be done in it . "— -Pp . 64 , 65 . " Mr . Highland . We have a saying in our country , ' Give the devil his due . ' The poor man is bad enough , we had not need to add . Does he deny either God , or Christ , or the Spirit ? Lay no more stress upon it than it deserves . It differs from Paul ' s case . He is much filled with spiritual pride , that he has more of Christ in him than another . The women said they did
not honour James Nayler , but the Lord . " I hope you are not of opinion that he should suffer death for this , though it be a heinous offence . Labour , if it be possible , in a peaceable way , to reclaim those that are misled by his delusions ; for , I suppose , we all agree it to be a great and horrid crime . Yet , from the whole , to judge it blasphemy ,
I conceive it is not proper , nor can I give my yea to it . "—P . 67 . " Major-General Howard . I thought not to have troubled you in this business ; but you are launching into a matter of great consequence . Whatever H you do in this , it may be of ill consequence to posterity . u I could freely give my vote , that he is a grand impostor and seducer , and that his opinions are heretical and blasphemous . His confession will justify me thus far ; but then , to vote it horrid blasphemy / 1 cannot ckmsent .
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388 Revie w . ~ Burton * &Diary .
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Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), June 2, 1828, page 388, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2561/page/28/
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