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W. C. 23 Sept. 1812
Church

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Ch. Church its senses

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§.1 Church of Englandism
The term defended

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"Church of Englandism
examined" — to many
a sign of hostility —
why? — because it is to
many alarming that
the characteristics of
their religious persuasion
should be made
subjects of examination.

Why this alarm? Why —
unless they are persuaded
that it cannot
endure examination
exempt from their
own partiality. p.1

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"Church of Englandism"
to many may seem a
term of reproach —
not so — it is intended
to represent the institutions
— doctrines —
emoluments, discipline,
— clear of any idea of
approbation or reprobation.
p.1.

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Necessity, not antipathy
the cause of this
neology — analogy
in the terms Catholicism
Methodism &c.

To persons of those sects
the words convey no
idea of hostility — why
should Church of
Englandism?

Anglicanism would
not so clearly include
religion, and from its
latin root would not
be so generally understood.
p.2

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As to enmity &c, &c, by
J. B. no such sentiment
as established enmity
felt, consequently as
far as persons are concerned,
none towards
the church of England.
Except the hostility
necessary to acts of
defense, good will
towards all feeling beings,
consequently, in so
far as persons are
concerned, to the
Church of England.
p.3

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Church, its senses
§.2. Church, its senses.

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Not only to the term
Church of England,
but to the word Church,
so many different
and opposite senses
are attached — some of them
are opposite — thus it is necessary to be
understood, to hold
up to view the most
material diversities.
p.3.

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Signification 1.

In the Anglo Saxon
Kyric, the word from
whence it is derived
meant an assembly of
any class of men (as
Εκκλησια in Greek
did, an assembly for
some political or other
important purpose.
p.4

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2. By an easy transition
the edifice containing
the assembly.
p.4

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3 From one assembly
the transition not
unnatural to persons
holding one opinion
on any important
subject, as in matters
of religion.
p.4

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In the above variations
is nothing of importance.
Now come the
important differences.

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4. or 5. Shall the stile
church be applied to
all the men agreeing
in the opinions in question
or the ruling and influential
part.
p.5

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The framers of the
39 articles have preserved
a convenient ambiguity
between the two senses.

Article 19th. Of the Church
20th. "its authority" —
inexplicable nonsense.
p.5

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6. —1. Governed governors
the whole or any part
or both at any given
point of time
p.5.

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§.2 Church — its senses

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7. Do throughout the
whole in any part of
the whole period of
time. p.6.

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8 Now for the rhetorical
senses. —
Church a woman
holy — a mother, has
children & fathers (tho
not her own) and
sisters children, the
whole consentanii, or
the governors — or the
governed. — The fathers
are such as influence
or govern the others.
The sister church —
an independent assemblage.
p.6

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9. A collection of laws
& customs enacted by
the persons above mentioned.
p.7

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Many of the edifices as
above universally
regarded as beautiful
and venerable, transfer
these beauties to the
moral qualities of the
Mother Church & you
have her holy, venerable,
& notwithstanding
or by reason of her
age, beautiful. p.7.

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Of such versatility
as above let us behold
the uses. p.8

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1 When the prelates
published their advertisement
to attempt
to exclude from instruction
the children of
those who did not wish
to see them impregnated
with the Bishops opinions
— Excellent was the
term they applied to Mother
Church — & on which
they grounded their
preference. p.8

The Church laws they must
have m all excellent.

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2. By the same word
in another chapter
behold a whole system
of government erected.
p.8

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§.2. Church — its senses

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The religionists in
question, have afforded
themselves to the prejudice
of the many in shape
of pay-money more than
sufficient & power to
silence contradiction.
As the regulations they
act on are not always
supposed the best to attain
the professed ends, amendments
have been proposed —
But here as in other cases
any service for the good
of the many is prejudicial
to the few — It disturbs
their ease, they fear
the loss of some advantage
perhaps unliquidated, or
at least they have the
trouble of considering
the question. p.9.

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To those who are conscious
that they have more of
the good things of this
world than they ought,
all examination of the
justice of the distribution
is beheld with jealousy
and distrust; however
useful to the public,
by them it is viewed
as a calamity.

To the purpose of
representing it as
such the above rhetorical
terms are employed.
p.10

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No longer a body of
men, a goddess or a
collection of laws — the
Church is an edifice, that
by the proposed innovation
it may be overthrown
undermined &c. p.10.

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Date_1	1812-09-23	Marginal Summary Numbering	1-22
Box	006	Main Headings	church of englandism
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