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Indirect Legislation
Divesting
that whenever two or three were should be gathered together in his
name, he would be in the midst of them. Exceptions
have been made for him by wiser heads: for but he because he
himself thought proper to make none. No such
intercourse will Oxford suffer. Though twice-two
or three should invite call him, invite him with ever
so much sincerity and truth, neither Jesus nor they
must set foot within those walls.
I remember very well when five pious
students were expelled the University: it was for
having been call acquired the name of methodists:
it was for meeting in private houses in a private
manner and talking over the Bible. They were
The Catholic is encouraged to be cheerful:
the Church-of-Scotland-man is expected to be
sad: the great duty of the Church of-England-
man is to be idle.
zealous and devout: they were
orthodox to the back-bone: defenders champions of the 39 articles
a toute outrance: too rigid adherents to the absurd
and inhuman cruel malevolent doctrines of the Church of England.
It was by an ex-post facto; previous to any
prohibition: on pretence of a statute which
prohibited illicit Conventicles without saying
what they were. It was without mercy as without
justice: without opportunity given them to repair atone by
the future silence of the lips for the involuntary errors
or merits of the heart. But they were friendless and
obnoxious: exposed to the contempt scorn of the gay, as
well as to the jealousy of the grave.
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