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31 Decr 1812.
Church
2o
II. Doctrine or Agenda
Ch. 9. Occasions
§. Succedance p
2
§.1. Abstract fitness
Part 2 Non-necessity of it
Part Succedaneum
The conclusion may
appear to have been
already indicated,
viz. that on no occasion
(and in particular on
admittance to the
function) ought any
such declaration to
to be exacted, or received.
p.1
2
Of the mischiefs produced
from by this obligation,
a summary
sketch will follow.
p.1
3
The only rational
argument for it is,
the pain to a congregation
from hearing
from their teacher
doctrines repugnant
to their own. p 1
4
Conceditur, The inconvenience
in
question is serious,
(especially in unestablished
church)
where it is remediless
p.1
5
Effectual, harmless,
obvious, & not new
is the remedy. For declaration
or persuasion
substitute engagement
to abstain from delivery
of repugnant doctrines.
p.2
6
Extended to the press,
to oral discourse uttered
any where but at
church, a restriction
of this sort would be
a bar to matured judgement
& freedom of
enquiry. p.2
7
To obviate this inconvenience,
such extension
is unnecessary.
A printed dicourse
meets only willing
eyes, the remedy against
all annoyance
it can produce, is not
to read it. p.2
8
This sufficient for
Edinburgh, but not
for London. If the
venom of subscription
is removed, that of
creeds is daily injected.
p 3
9
To extract the morbific
specks, the only
remedy. p.3
10
The practical application
has none of
the difficulties apprehensible,
— & which
might follow zeal
without knowledge.
p 4.
11
Yes if recantation
were necessary — But
it is not as the object
is — not the triumph
of a party, but the
content of all. p.4
12
1. Let all controversial
passages be weeded
out from fixt forms —
Benefits — good-will
and peace — Evils none.
None of the delenda
are useful to social
worship, not being
effectually comprehensible.
p.4
13
They consist of words
alone. p.5
14
These bones of contention
may be gnawed
by the amateurs
often, at any other
time or place.
p.5
15
To this purpose, no
change need be
professed by governors
or governed. And in
discarding them, it
might be specified
that no condemnation
passed on them
but that they are
omitted for the preservation
of sincerity
and peace, unity
being hopeless and
useless, and false
declaration of it,
worse. p.8.
16
Vitanda — one moral
and one intellectual
evil — 1 insincerity
2. bigotry p.7.
17.
To avoid insincerity,
the course was
plain — viz. to do
nothing. If no declaration
be required,
no insincerity can
be produced. p.7
18
So — to prevent bigotry.
To swerve from
any declared opinion
will appear matter
of shame. it will
be matter of merit
not to profit by
experience; — a mark
of wisdom to resolve
not to grow wiser
of humility, to pronounce
himself
infallible. p.7
19
Discipline and doctrine
the two
heads
of facienda.
p.8
20
As to discipline, no
declaration could
be requisite, the
offices being established
a man would accept
or reject as he thought
fit. In case of lay
offices, no declaration
of persuasion
has been made,
except the Anti papist,
and Anti-jacobite do.
Of what use would
they be to religion
do. p.8.
21
As to doctrine, as
little need is there
of such corruptive
præmium. From
difference of opinion
without enmity,
good results. p.9
22
Conceditur — Serious
inconvenience arises
from change
of doctrine preached
to pious minds.
23.
But a more direct
assurance can be
applied against this
evil. — By declaration
of credence, sincerity
must be in danger,
as it is exacted from
opposite opinions
being prevalent.
p.9.
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