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 2
... practice of that body of people , must , in the nature of things , be very defective , when con- trasted with the strict literal precepts of the re- ligion they profess ; and the imperfection of their practice can never form a fair ...
... practice of that body of people , must , in the nature of things , be very defective , when con- trasted with the strict literal precepts of the re- ligion they profess ; and the imperfection of their practice can never form a fair ...
Side 4
... practice , as contrasted with the theory of Christianity — a charge , which must of necessity be true - into a charge against the opinions of four- fifths of the clergy and laity of the Church of England , by entitling it " inadequate ...
... practice , as contrasted with the theory of Christianity — a charge , which must of necessity be true - into a charge against the opinions of four- fifths of the clergy and laity of the Church of England , by entitling it " inadequate ...
Side 7
... practice , the common preach- ment of every clergyman and every moralist , and which nobody disputes , is , that we do not make our religion sufficiently ostensible . I am not pre- pared to say , that upon the whole , there may not be ...
... practice , the common preach- ment of every clergyman and every moralist , and which nobody disputes , is , that we do not make our religion sufficiently ostensible . I am not pre- pared to say , that upon the whole , there may not be ...
Side 14
... practice be con- sistent with your profession , you have a right to expect that men should give you credit for sin- cerity , tolerate your eccentricity , and respect your principles . Thus much , in this age of toleration , I think I ...
... practice be con- sistent with your profession , you have a right to expect that men should give you credit for sin- cerity , tolerate your eccentricity , and respect your principles . Thus much , in this age of toleration , I think I ...
Side 24
... practice . " Secondly , " Sincerity is all in all . " You then proceed to descant upon their various false applications , assuming that we so apply them ; but surely it would have been better for to shew that we do so , by furnishing a ...
... practice . " Secondly , " Sincerity is all in all . " You then proceed to descant upon their various false applications , assuming that we so apply them ; but surely it would have been better for to shew that we do so , by furnishing a ...
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