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15 Jany. 1813.
Church
III. Post Topics
Ch. 18. Schism. Utility of
§.4. Horror Causes
§.3.
6
E contra the reputation
and number
of authorities the
establishment has
to support, it is so far
superior to that which
any sect can afford
that so long as a member
of a sect remains
in it, we can scarcely
find any cause capable
of accounting for
it except his own
piety. p.3.
7
So long as a man, besides
being taxed for the
establishment, contributes
also to a
non establishment,
exemption from this
contribution, is a
præmium held out
to desertion, which
if he withstand,
piety alone — or in
conjunction with
some other motive
opposes the efficacious
resistance.
p 4
.
To the attainment of
this præmium, a
negative act only is
necessary. p 4
8
In this state of things
on a man pious, & of
course pleased with
others' piety, what
would be the effect,
by his observation of
the increase of the
volunteers to the
standard of unquestionable
piety.
For answer, see parable
of lost sheep. p.5.
9
Instead of such joy,
the feelings of the
worldly minded in
question, are hatred,
malice &c. To which
they are so much
slaves, maugre their
constant prayers for
delivery from them
§.4. Horror — its causes
1.
Favorable as competition
is to good management,
in every
line of action, & especially
to good government
under the
influence of sinister
interest, it is not the
more, but the less
acceptable on that
account. p.1
2
The interest of the
many, is, that the
reward employed for
purchase of services
should be minimized,
per contra, of
the ruling few, that
it be maximized
p.1
3
Of the many, the interest
is, that the service
rendered for a
given reward, be
maximized — of the
ruling few, that it
be minimized, for
the more burdensome
the office, the less valuable
to incumbent
and patron. p.1.
4
Scarce necessary to go
thus deep for the
horror of schism, in
general so manifest.
p.2.
Whenever power
has taken part in
the contest between
negative and affirmative
opinion,
dissent is disobedience.
— By disobedience,
wrath is excited,
and a desire
to satisfy it by infliction
of suffering
on the disobedient.
p.2
6.
The facility of being provoked
to wrath by difference
of opinion, is not
peculiar to those in
power. Even where the
opinion has been purely
speculative, the
wrath has been as violent
as in the case
of the opposition of the most palpable
interests.
§.4. Horror — its causes
6
The facility of being
provoked to wrath by
difference of opinion, is
not peculiar to those
in power. Even where
the opinion has been
purely speculative, the
wrath has been as violent
as in the case of
the opposition of the
most palpable interests.
This phenomenon, had
not been attempted to be
traced, nor could it
easily perhaps be done.
But the fact is manifest
and incontestable. p.3.
7
When Christianity
was seated on the throne,
not only heresy, but
schism became an act
of disobedience, & after
sufficient warning, —
rebellion. p.4.
8
In the breasts of the
few, by every such act
of disobedience, the pain
(hitherto scarcely named,)
of conscious
impotence was produced.
p.4
9
In the more open parts
of the human mind,
this would find place,
and in the overt acts
of the dissentient, its
causes. p.4.
10
While A above, was
wounded by opposition
from B. below — B was
wounded by the still
more formidable opposition
of A. & while
each sought gratification
of his wrath at the
others expense, civil war
was kindled. p.4
11.
When under Elizabeth
the fable of a female
pope was realized
religious tyranny did
not change principles —
it did but change hands.
p.5.
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