A vindication of the religious opinions of the higher classes in this country: in letters to W. Wilberforce upon his Practical view of the prevailing religious system of the same. By one of the arraigned [signing himself Objector]. |
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Side 12
... than that they preach the Gospel in the language of the day instead of that of two hundred years back , and devote about two - thirds of their discourses to the practical re- alities of obedience , and to the exposition of the less ...
... than that they preach the Gospel in the language of the day instead of that of two hundred years back , and devote about two - thirds of their discourses to the practical re- alities of obedience , and to the exposition of the less ...
Side 13
You require your readers , if you should appear needlessly austere and rigid , not to condemn you without a fair enquiry whether your statements do or do not accord with the language of the Sacred Writings .
You require your readers , if you should appear needlessly austere and rigid , not to condemn you without a fair enquiry whether your statements do or do not accord with the language of the Sacred Writings .
Side 14
An appeal , therefore , from the language of Scripture must lie somewhere , and put it how you will , this appeal must , first or last , directly or indirectly , be to reason . Argument and judgment must decide !
An appeal , therefore , from the language of Scripture must lie somewhere , and put it how you will , this appeal must , first or last , directly or indirectly , be to reason . Argument and judgment must decide !
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quiescing at once in every charge of imperfection , or excited by the high - flown piety of your style and language , and , above all , borne down by the reiterated assertions of an author of such name and just celebrity , are led to ...
quiescing at once in every charge of imperfection , or excited by the high - flown piety of your style and language , and , above all , borne down by the reiterated assertions of an author of such name and just celebrity , are led to ...
Side 40
... the immediate agency and instigation of the evil spirit ; it would appear to them a convenient excuse to mitigate their own responsibility as reasonable beings . deed , I have not unfrequently heard this very sort of language held .
... the immediate agency and instigation of the evil spirit ; it would appear to them a convenient excuse to mitigate their own responsibility as reasonable beings . deed , I have not unfrequently heard this very sort of language held .
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abuse according accusation acknowledge actually admit allow allude answer appear arguing argument assertion assume authority believe body cause certainly charge Christ Christianity Church claim classes command conceptions consequently consider contend course definition deny distinction doctrine effect endeavour equally error evil example explain express fact faith fear feel give given hold Holy idea imagine imperfection imply individuals instance judge language least less letter look matter mean merely mind morality nature necessity never nominal notice object observed opinions original ourselves particular perfect perform positive possible practice preach presume principles profess promised prove Quakers question readers reason received reference religion religious Sabbath Scripture sect sense servant sincerity society sort speaking spirit suppose surely talk thing tion true understand whole Wilberforce wish
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| Titel | A vindication of the religious opinions of the higher classes in this country: in letters to W. Wilberforce upon his Practical view of the prevailing religious system of the same. By one of the arraigned [signing himself Objector]. |
| Forfatter | Objector (pseud.) |
| udgivet | 1831 |
| Oprindeligt fra | Oxford University |
| Digitaliseret | 3. apr 2006 |
| Eksporter henvisning | BiBTeX EndNote RefMan |