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3 Jany 1813 +
2o
Church
Topic
Ch. 6 Qualif
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§.6
p1
Cru
After §. Mischief?
§. Subjects of for (declared) Belief — — and 1. Facts 1. Texts. 2. Inferences from do
The Articles subscribed or Creeds pronounced
whichsoever be the vehicle the subject of declared
persuasion consists of an assemblage a mass of propositions
These propositions are The sacred volume [composed of the Old and the New Testament]
being among Christians the universally acknowledged, and among Protestants the only acknowledged
source and standard
of rel persuasion
on the subject of religion
there can be no other
than either
either propositions extracted
word for word from the sacred text itself, or propositions inferences
deduced in the way of inference from these original
propositions.
The Bible being the acknowledged
source & among Protestants
the only acknowledged
source the
propositions must
be extracted or deduced
from the sacred texts
To Applied to any propositions extracted purely and simply
from the sacred text itself in no instance as any declaration of credence
been ever called for [by any of these planters cultivators of
forced religion]. By any such supposed or pretended security
against error, no diss passion would have been gratified,
no sinister interest served. Such as it is — it would
have found no recusants: no rivals competitors
would have been kept out [by it], no adversaries afflicted
and oppressed.
Assent to any propositions
extracted simply from
the text assent has
never been required
by such security
against error such
security against error
would gratify and
d passion
or sinister interest
— find no recusants —
oppress no adversaries.
Applied to any derivative propositions purporting to be in
the way of inference deduced from these original propositions,
it is applied to an exercise performed on
to an application made of the act of criticism.
Applied to inferential
propositions it
is applied to an
application of the
act of criticism.
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