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27 Oct 1812
Church

Ch.

Subscriptions and Creeds

1. ☞ ☞ Collect together the controverted points of atonement, impact formerly and
state them — not as Anglican absurd; but only as useless,
cause them to promote not to say deliver orally any d contrary to them — saving liberty to teach what they please & thence Oral doctrines
offences will be forced to learn or forego the benefit
of div: what is written as an , who does not it

☞ Shew in regard to each its inutility — not disputing its truth.
So many absurdities , so many objections to truth of the religion
so many causes of incredulity. Propensity to take every thing in the most
of God — . Prophet the use of

Ch. No Fixt formularies. 1. Consider them as no longer obligatory
2, Cleanse Exonerate them of controversial matter and morally useful

☞ See B.1. Principles Topics II. Duties.

I. Arguments pro: 1. Decorum? or decency prt. 2. 2. Security against contempt and ridicule. Anar
Methodist &c object of affected contempt to

II Arguments Contra. 1. Coldness absence of self-persuasion. 2. Insincerity in so far as
Church of Englandists, but all to their
own congregations which is the only thing material

declarations of persuasion
are involved
in them. Post off to
tit. Declaration of
persuasion

3. Bar to improvement — This was designed. Pretension to infallibility,
more under English than Roman Hierarchy, p. 3, 4.
Oxford acted on the same precept — p. 4
Considerations — use of fixt form, optional: a fit reverence for
self- — Optionality given as to
have been so quand caetera
Jesus gave the optional mode in the mode of enlightened liberty — After this
If this were not optional, it was peremptory: if so, then nothing manner
ought to be added. With the optionality the worst form better
than the best without it

III Arguments for variable forms composed by each individual for himself

1. As to priests It makes a demand for & supply of talent — intellectual & other aptitude — correspondent
to the class — viz
zeal in the case of the
Methodists, learning,
in the case of the Church
of Scotlandists.

2. As to congregation. It keeps their judicial faculties in a state
of constant excitement — disposing them to . This again
operates on the Priest. Contra. produced by
a fixt liturgy. For , the bodily exercise is a
poor to ever-variable discourses.
It improves the age and along with it

Identifier: | JB/006/010/001 "JB/" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 6.
Date_1	1812-10-27	Marginal Summary Numbering
Box	006	Main Headings	church of englandism
Folio number	010	Info in main headings field	church
Image	001	Titles
Category	text sheet	Number of Pages	1
Recto/Verso	recto	Page Numbering	e1
Penner	jeremy bentham	Watermarks	john dickinson & c<…> 1809
Marginals		Paper Producer	a. levy
Corrections		Paper Produced in Year	1809
Notes public		ID Number	2743
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