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      controverted ratio incontrovertible principles of the gospel f as the ^ ufost basis of Jusf , liberal and Christian opinion . Had they , as tbeif own rnm < is were opened and en lightened , declared every doctriue , or rather opposed every

      mys terious or superstitious one , before they could supply the pro * p £ r evidence for others , or were themselves perhaps completely Convinced , they might have driven many weaker , yet u-ell disposed characters into the fastnesses of

      Trinitarian mystery . But by a more gradual , though surer method , by the process of calm , judicious , yet free , impartial and up biassed inquiry , many congregations as well as ministers have been iippMceptibly led to embrace

      tl ^ ose pri nciples , which Mr . Wright re . com up en ds with characteristic gno 4 temper , with earnest apostolical zeal , with unaffected benevolence , and with truly Christian piety . His is undoubtedly tk $ best mode for himself , «^ d for those who embrace his views . That

      il will also do much good , and contribute to th § spread of truth , I bave not the smallest doubt . Nor < kk I blame , but'rather praise , those ministers of ardent , independent minds , who scruple not 1 Q the most public manner to avail themselves of the talents which

      God has given them * to avow thteir sentiments in direct terms , and to oppose and confute the doctrines of mystery and super , itition before the most crowded audiences ; but others in different

      circumstances , and with inferior pco w ^ rg may do well to consider , wjbteiber it is not a better plan for them to proceed more gradually , to tuild the doctrines on' the evi-4 « hceg of Christianity , and to

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      ihake tiie wftols ] fc s ^^^^^ cation for dieyoujig rather than subjects of public discussion , feet fore the mind is always sufficiently prepared for their considersttiofr . Hence it seenis , as if those

      ministers , who preceded the present generation of Unitarians , had judiciously and effectually prepared the way for them . Perhaps then they might be justified in saying to their successors , Others have laboured , and ye haVe entered into their labours . J . H .

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      i Mr . Wright ta Mr . Strepft on * Wisbeach , March 16 > 1813 . Sir , In yours to me , "( page 31 ) you 4

      say , < Many of your Teaders would gladly see your reply to the following questicrti ; viz * If some niembeis of a congregation have heard others deny the divine mission , miracles and" resurrection

      of the Lord Jesu& Christ ; ifrould the former , ; on seeing the latter come to his table , be guilty of a breach of chtis ^ tian charity in declining communion with them *** This , Sir , is a ^ cii $ e not Wk ^ to occur in any Dteseritin'g- ebii . gregation ; whei ^ e the' foal * ^ to worldly erholtiment , honour ^ * dr power , is not over the Lo ^ d'fc tW * bje , and secuWi : ftfte ' rest 'is it 6

      advanced by partikingof his stabl * per : yet I will'tiot ^^ ¦ it ik ^ an impossible case . ChVistian chknty forbids our concludirig 6 uHbi a case to exist without the in 6 st clear and cogent jproof . P ^ rsbtis

      may entertain such views of tfee divine mission , miracles' afid 1 *^ - surrcction of Jestfs' as otheto sup- ' pose amount to a denTkl of thd ^ e great facts ; but the person * tH ^ W .

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      * l 2 Mr : W&M ttfkr . SlrepAof ,: r

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    • Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), April 2, 1813, page 252, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2427/page/32/