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15 Oct 1812 B +

Church

1o &3o.
A 6 Qual
2 §.1. A
Past. Sub

§. Creeds

Creeds are an engine instrument still more destructive to intelligence
and probity than subscriptions are.

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Creeds more destructive
to intelligence
& probity than subscriptions.

Subscription is but the act of the a moment.
If sincere, and the opinions subscribed to are absurd, it
is but the absurdity of the moment. If insincere, it is but
the insincerity, the weakness, the moral weakness of the
moment. In either case it leaves room for repentance redress remedy:
in case of error, for self-correction; in case of weakness, for repentance
and, separated by an interval of indefinite brevity may from
the moment of repentance from transgression may be the
moment of repentance.

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Subscription the act
of the moment
it leaves room if
erroneous for self-correction
if arising from weakness,
for repentance &c

By the invention of a creed, the chasm whether
it be of error or of insincerity is swelled. Each time
the engine is set to work, the nose of the patient is
bowed down once more to the infernal grindstone. Each
time he swallows reswallows the poisonous deleterious sincerity-melting mess, the Church-of-Englandist
repultistics his own shame.

According to Milton, cannon casuistry had some devil
for its inventor. This was but a : a devil
of higher rank and deeper malice was he that invented
creeds.

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By invention of a
creed error or weakness
is confirmed —
A worse devil invented
creeds than
cannon.

In relation to this matter the state case of the Minister
is much worse that that of the any unofficial member of the congregation.
While the consist of mutterings and mumblings
is performing by the rest of the performers others, silence the resource rest at any
rate is a resource of which the man whose thoughts would
be belied by his loss caused be deprived.

To the official leader of the band no such resource is left.

To him At the worst to him nothing worse
could be imputed than
constructive falshood f
inferred from deportment
not testified by discourse.

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The state of mind of the
minister than do of
flock: a congregant
may be silent
the pastor.

Identifier: | JB/005/265/001 "JB/" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 5.
Date_1	1812-10-15	Marginal Summary Numbering	4-7
Box	005	Main Headings	church of englandism
Folio number	265	Info in main headings field	church
Image	001	Titles
Category	text sheet	Number of Pages	1
Recto/Verso	recto	Page Numbering	e2
Penner	jeremy bentham	Watermarks	john dickinson & c<…> 1809
Marginals		Paper Producer	a. levy
Corrections		Paper Produced in Year	1809
Notes public		ID Number	2682
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