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      TH ^ V | ag ift our possession a manuscript s £ fjpoA of ihe late truly excellent M * f- Po ^ Hi & '» of Tiverton , put into our hands by himself , with a view to inform us of the scheme of

      salvation which appeared to him scriptural , we think we shall not violate his wishes by presenting- it to our readers . There is no novelty in the hypothesis , but it" is interesting * and wortKy of record as the scheme into

      whiqh ProteStint Dissenting Divines oftBfe I ) ft 34 rI ( Jge school , in the last centiiry , were driven bv the absurdities ox the high Calvinistic doctrine . To tins same hypothesis many professed Calvinistic Dissenting

      ministers of the present day are evidently tending , and , judging from the course of theological history , they will be followed by many more when the doctrinal fever that now prevails has subsided and men have recovered

      from the epidemic enthusiasm of the tVmgs . Whatever may be thought of Mr . Follett ' s notion of the plan of salvation , all must be pleased with his good sense and edified by his humility and candour , A short

      account of him , together with an admirable letter of his , was inserted in our number for April of the present year , pp . 241 , 242 . Ed . ]

      On the Cross of Christ and its Effect . A Sermon , preached before ttie Assembly of Ministers , at Exeter , June 30 , 1819 , from 1 Cor . i . 17 : " Lest the Cross of Christ should be rendered of none effect . "

      HAT a confirmation of our Wfaith in Christ is the zeal with Wich his disciples preach his cross ! Had Christianity been an imposture , surel y the principal founders and paeons of it would never have thought

      ° t building their system upon so selfdenying a doctrine . When men frame a cree ( * which they wish may be univers ally received , they endeavour to

      . llle views , prejudices and inclinaw ° u ° lhe P P lle to whom they vo uid recommend it—at least it can ever be supposed that thev would

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      unnecessarily place a stainbling-btoclt in the way of converts ; that ttiey would shock the feelings of the great the learned and noble , by offering to their acceptance a crucified Saviour I Nothing can be more contrary to the

      general plan upon which deceiyera act than thus to fly from what is esteemed and captivating among men , and have recourse to weak ness , shame and reproach , and yet expect to push their way in the world vvith any desirable success . For God to act thus

      in carrying on his measures , may naturally be expected , that the work may appear all his own ; it is reasonable enough to suppose , that he who can effect his purposes by what instruments and in what methods lit *

      pleases , may take steps which , t 6 short-sighted men , may appear rather obstructions than likely expedients to accomplish his end . We cannot , therefore , wonder when we read in the context " that God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise ; and God hath chosen

      the weak things of the world to confound the things winch are mighty ; and things which are despised hath God chosen , yea , and things which are not , to bring to naught things which are , that no flesh should glory in his presence . " Thus God may act ,

      but it is not thus men ( in their senses ) act , unless they act under his direction and as instruments to carry on his cause . All those who have actec ^ only from themselves and endeavoured to impose upon the world a religion of their own framing , have had recourse either to the sword , external

      pomp and show or secular interest * But not so the gospel of Christ , the foundation of which is a cruci fied Saviour ; this is the first doctrine which is preached . The first thing required of converts is to believe in a leader who was despised and rejected of men , and whose life of poverty and meanness was terminated by a death

      the most ignominious . As the doctrine of th £ cross was not supported by the prospect of

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    • Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), Aug. 2, 1826, page unpag, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2551/page/1/