The Massachusetts spy, or, Thomas's Boston journal. [volume] (Boston [Mass.]) 1772-1775, 1773-09-23

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I'll his Lo'dihip hlmiel', IT nc had lived IN
he fame Pan(h. am amazed, my deaf
| ST., to find you ansrtng the contrary, while
| you ate indicating the Right OF New
Eng and Horle JockIes. for feveral OF thai
e noloynent al e Minihers) to the Exercle
of the Powers and P'erogatves which Mr.
Adams contends for, and Mr.. Towgooc
die aims with Adherence. 1t is tru. you
ieem TO lpeak OF faithful and gody Minifters
only but Gentleman of your Olicern-
ment mutt know that il is their O flee, and
not their Gosdns6 of HeGyt, that gives them
the Righ, it they have it at all. This Kennel
Ksrpsy was regularly, and according to the
U(age of the Church of which he was a
Member. introduced into Office, received
epl(copal Ordination, the Validity of which
YOU will not deny and # he had not Au-
tho. ity, to drst7, rule and g'vTn the People
under his Care, the mott godIy and PIouS
Minilier in New England has no luch Pow
or. Iwould even leave this to be deteTmin.
ed by the Generation.
heartily JOIN with you in praying &C we
never may be troubled with fuch Paitors as
are im2oled upon the People without their
Content" But though ours are OF our
own chooGng, you muf nevertheless ac-
knowledge il bdrfiy peDfblt that as great q
GENUS as MIR. Locke, may,in fome tufure
| Time. be of the Minority at the Election OF
as etacelels B!ockhead as ever got induefed
INTO Benrhce. after the Manner of the
Church Of England, TO be the Mnlier u
the Society 10 which the Gentleman may
belong. n. will, notwithstanding, upon
your own Principles, be bound to telpee
him as his gbsfJ COMMANDER, and
| 70 labmn TO the Creature, as having fbf
| Rat SVfr bin.
{" Will not deny but that " our veneer
able Fathers, who compiled the Platform,
9 conGiered Paaors md Teachers as RElsrJ
in the Churchts"-ner that in the New
reifament the Pablilhefs of the Religion OF
Chrlff in thai Day, ave fPoken Of as RHltri
| IN Matters pertaining thereto. But # you
were 10 sGen, that before the facrsd Canon
was complicated, and curing the Preaching
Of the Men whom our bleiled Saviour com
mifIionated to be his Ambahadofs, to in-
A ua a bcnighsed World in the great
Truths of MS Cope, ihofe who df9enied
his Orac es TO the Naroas, thar before had
i ft in D4,kaefs, and IN the Region of tie
Shadow OF Death, were fome OF Ihem Fafa-
/ LIS, and Others FrsswIherS--tbat while Tome
| Of hem held their MASTER and LORD va,
in fbe bigt1R Ssajt Divine Perrin, others,
though tney taught that He was-Ibe h't OF
the Creation Of God, yet maintained that
i He was injsrior 10 tie DEiD-znd 9TH IS
Gill affirmed that lie was no more than q
mUs Aas, and coniequen'y lower than the
Anpes-thst while fen believed thai
without bis RighteoUlnefs imputed TO Sinners
Il they could no, obtain Salvation, more ipok'
! only of an A,cnement he had made by h
Il Dsath, and declared tina, this vicarious SAT-
terne woud be accepted without any lucf
Il impu .aIon-and Tome even informed
4 their Hearers that the whole Dehyn 9, hi
i Advent was TO reach more csife6f S, fen
i Of Morality, and let aa Example Of ODE
/ d.rnce for the lnaa-ticn ct oihets.-ShoUlC
/ YOU affirm lui,her, that there were as many
inltanoes in that Day as there are DOW, il
Prcpo:tior TO The Number of pubic Teach
ers, who engaged 10 the Employ ment mere
ly from ieculsr Views, deitauIe Of proper
| Qualifications for their Work, without a
heartfelt Deine TO advance the late eits a
CEnis's Kleedom IN the World, apd a fin
cere Dfp,iinon to do Coed TO tie Sous q
| Mea-and that the apoitolIc Age. ihrte
/ xvho mere denon,inztrd PzaoFs and Teach-