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tion from members of the Church of England , to their admission into power , 'those of Absolution and Transubstantiation may be considered to rank the chief . But why members of the Church of England should view them with » nch
abhorrence , or consider them so utterly opposed to the religion of Christ , I really can not Conceive ; since that book , from which they derive their religious Opinions , the Book of Common Prayer , explicitly inculcates the tiiithof both of them . Iij proof of which I adduce the following passages .-
" Our Lord Jesus Christ , who has left power to his church to absolve all sinners who truly repent and believe in hiu ) , of his great mercy forgive thee thine offences : and by his authority committed
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Mr . and Mrs . Ellis . 1830 . Feb . 27 , after a few days' illness , Mr . James Ellis , aged 64 , of SWinesbead , Lincolnshire . Mr . E . was a ? man of the strictest integrity $ his reading was extensive , and he possessed a considerable knowledge of human nature . He was educated at Norwich for
the medical profession , but subsequently followed agricultural pursuits , in which he -continued till hrs death . Having exercised his reason in the Investigation of religious truth , the result was a belief in Unitarian Christianity ; and his disposition and conduct were correspondent to the superior simplicity and purity of his religious principles . The strength
and power of those principles must be acknowledged , when from his place of residence for many years he was cut ofF from all intercourse ' with people of similar views , and also from attending an Unitarian ministry * lie Tvas a great admirer of Mr . Lindsey , both as apreftchcr and an author , and hits writings 'contributed not a littfc to establish his mi ml
in those cheering views of religion * whterh he entertained . He did not imagine religion to consist'in the-belief of abstruse mysteries , but in love to God , andlove to mau . In his last short illness 'his
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to me , I absolve thee tfr 6 tn all thy sins In the name of the Father , and of the Son , and of the Holy Ghost . Amen . " * " What is the inward part or thing signified ?" " A . The body and blood of Christ , which are verily and indeed taken and received by the faithful in the Lord ' s Sitpper . 'f Conceiving that a dearer definition of either doctrine co « Id mat possibly have -been given > 1 shall decline * mafkiug any further remarks uponthe subject at present . Ei . C » . JS .
* Visitation * of the Sick . f Catechism .
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mind was serene ; . he s&fc his honse Us order , and requested his children not to grieve for him , expressing his hope in the mercy of God , through JesusChrist . Thus as his life was virtuous * bi § £ nd was peace . , ALso , on the 7 th . of April , ( after an illness of six months , ) aged 6 £ , Mrs . Ellis , the beloved wife of the late Mr . James Ellis . The excellence of this
lady ' s character entitles her to somethiug more thau ineieiy to say she lived and died . Her amiable manners , sweetness of disposition , and benevolence of heart , endeared her not oujy to her relatives , but to all with whom she was acquainted . She was an example of all those virtues which adoru o « r nature and sweeten our lives . While their
children mourn , jthe Joss of such excellent parents , and cherish their memory with gratitude an $ l affection ^ they Mpe that ^ heir instructions anil example will produce such . an . affect on their hearts and conduct , as to prepare them for » re-uuion ^ with them in tl . ^ t , worlc ) ,, wJickc they will he , no 1 ^ 0 re ij u ^ ject to , vthepai » Of separation , ' V .. " ¦ ' ¦ ' . J ., S . E . Aw . 3 , 1830 .
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B 38 Obltuury . ^ Mr . and Mrs . Ellis ,
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Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), Sept. 2, 1830, page 638, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2588/page/54/
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