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    am I of the deleterious effects of this union , that ,, if I must choose the one or the other , I would take the persecution of the State rather than her favour , her frowns rather than her smiles , her repulses rather than her embraces . It is the eminent privilege of our Church , that , evangelical in her doctrines and her worship , and apostolic in her ministry , she stands as the primitive

    Church did before the first Christian emperor loaded her with honours that proved more injurious to her than the relentless persecution of his imperial predecessors . In this enviable land of religious freedom , our Church , in common with every other religious denomination , asks nothing from the State but that which she does not fear will ever be denied her , —protection , — equal and impartial protection . ' If the episcopalian simply

    desires the spiritual prosperity of his Church , let him then look to America . If the Christian simply desires the advancement of religion ^ let him look to America . If the philanthropist simply desires the largest amount of popular instruction , let him look to America , If all unite to inquire where the means exist for realizing a yet finer spectacle of religious freedom and prosperity , and of universal education , let them look at home .

    It is only the second of the sermons before us , that on the ' Uses of an Established Church , ' to which our comments have been directed . The first treats of a more exclusively theological question , which we leave his lordship to settle with the Quakers , and other anti-ministerialists . The second seems to be a favourite , as he records that it has been preached on three public occasions , and undergone r some alterations , ' no doubt for the purpose of perfecting the strength of his argument . The present state of

    public opinion would also induce him to direct his best efforts to this topic . And he assures us that he is convinced that * it is the duty of every conscientious and intelligent member of our Church to stand up fearlessly and resolutely in her defence . ' Besides the main argument , there is another , and subordinate one , a sort of buttress to the building , on which we have a few words to say . It is thus stated : — We assert , then , the value of our Established Church as a depository of gospel truth , and as a resting-place in times of error and confusion . ' ( p . 32 . )

    We will not now discuss the ' gospel truth * of the Athanasian Creed , or of the multifarious propositions , expressed or implied , in the Articles , Liturgy , Canons , and Homilies of the Church . The Bishop assumes their perfect truth : we will not assume their falsehood . The discussion really turns not upon opinions ,

    but facts . We deny the use of this 'depository . ' The Bible is the real depository of Christian truth . It cannot pass away from the land ; nor a ' resting place' be wanting , while that remains . Has there ever been the least danger , since the invention of the press , of the Bible being out of print ? Has there been any need of a eefer vehicle in which to preserve the truths which rest in

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    658 . On the Bishop of London '

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  • Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), April 2, 1834, page 258, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2632/page/26/