Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1800-10-17


TOR fsne declaration - Has he ever been their
pctiscgeor Way then n,oui hey, OF al
people, be r. extremely pcrtinscioui on this
hes5s The reafsr is evident Il is not the
aliedsei in6deiity OF Mr., ],fFcr!oa--No,
thai il nns the difficulty. There rae not
been miriacr Of S,sse II England tor 3
century patt tina ever pretended 10 he chrif-
tian. Who ever heard o. the clriGianity 81
nv lord No-'5. The earl OF Brf,, nv lord
C5atka~, o. Miaer PiH7 Aai yet che We
nerable arch-t,iihops and the blhops of E..
gland e, very eaiy under their sdmiaiGra
on. No, lis nor the religious tene!g Of Mr..
Ieiierlon which gives 70 much onorsge to
thcfc picus cs'f'esier. IL is quite different
thiog Mv Jeilerfon haype,r 20 h'pk that
every man Gbculd hays the right to worfl.ip
The Almighty according 70 Ms own con
teieuce. Th;a is the dreadful cr;rnc--,his lei
tie " damned fpot" which ali the water in
+ he ocean cauno, waGb from his character.
II IS his opiniop that nc man ough' to frf-
isr 'or ais religious fen,imen,s, be they WHAT
they may. In this point NJ. Jcfs-ion Is
moa incor,igibie hrner For he cauBo be
pertuaded to Be hypoc'it he koows h;
cbriiian church fouri;hec uoiil 1t became
convenient TO The powers IN beng 10 ri.c /,
their Gracior- protection and from hot
moment until the American reyo'u'i ion when
Ia perfect ieParatioa has been made between
the chr'ch and as,e, tie world has been
Famed vii humso go'e to g's,ify F., price
and TO promote he intcreG of the Romuh
sod ErgGth Clergy.
Does 70: our blood freeze with horror In
nur veins when wc read tur,s 81 the heart
.en5iug !ccnts winch have been difplsyec
under he gsrb ot religion. Let the dGent-
ing cIe'gymsn recoiiea the foferirgs ri
| heir suceaors and rsfea with gratitude
hat the ipi'i, 81 humanity has 60 FAR cor
re8ed he b.iad, cruel higotry Of ioirer G..
! AsbihhmeR's. FoI fear ;ome Of them have.
ifrgotten the Perfecutions they formerly en-.
tured from ,hefs mild meTciiui prisAa of the
church Of England, will iua copy fron
an Engliih d itorisa pag4ge, truly defc-ip
tive Of he disboiicaI fpir. ty which ev ry
eitaH!i!hct church has b-ea .av&rizblT 60
gerped and ye, Ibis a,lo has been called
religion.
Lambert, who, fsys the hiRoriaa had
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caule he would not content 10 Chri9's cor
porea appearance in tie facrament, was nor
daunted b. tive terror of the punihment &c
which he wac condemned, His executionsr
took care 70 make the funcrngs Of man
who had pc iunally oppoted the king. ar
crus! as poiiibIe lie was b rned by q Gou
hre. His legs AMI thighs were continued ,
| to ihe Humps and when there appeared no /,
end to his t0rmen,s, lome OF tAs guards IL !
nfry liicd hina on their hslberte. and .nrew !
him into the hottel} OF the FIRE shere H. wac /
loon coniumed Some Days beior, this ~
ecution four an9bap'ias had fsggols tied TO /
their b4cks and were burned IN that MAJ. |
aer.
Thi is the horrible miioh,ef which she
american revolution has CORE ed. Efii- |
clea sf5ith are nothing but inimsn invent |
one rerugnaut to humanity and ds}Jrtt ye /
OF religion. Religion Sihou, humanity is !
nothing but an inth ou. impcHure al
true religion, humanity 10 rhe motive, the .
principle, and the object. This alone is 1,
chriitiapi.y--all the ret ID error and deiuG- !
on.
The irconfGency Of Mr. TeGerfou's ad- (
vrriarea can be furPaiTed by their u,slignsa-
q aloue. Ia ouc moment he is cnargsI !
win being az Albeit, and ,h: next i Deia
--ss if !, we're pofibie TO be both ogeihc,
or. as If real Chn9ian, could Be other
than firm and lncerc believer in the ani.y
Of lac Deny.
But l viii fuppofe, for the e=ompIe, tha,
Mr.. Jefeslon's ,enets did no, precife'y sc-.
cord wrh hole of the E;hauaGan creed.
That may he his migortune bu, II flrcly
Is not ais crime, Mr. JcFe'ion mga fubmi,
70 the evidence 40 il Fn.tes hia mind s..
Paul, who vas dlainguGtd Ptriecuior
Of the Chrifiaus wss iuddcny Illuminated
by the Divine Light. VIII ,hcfe rcsiiers
OF MI ! 5srlon fey that imdar events can
mo-, nov be xpttied Z; would indeed he
q miracle u lcme Of thcfe very cbq,Habs
e5tjH'arf, wc'ves 10 lhe,ps cloa.hng, were
Ia blizzard ihsT pi,de, haiced, aud her un
goveroabie pa0ion' and rely hymbiy on
HtW, Who alone is the iea'cher yf hesrts,
ndead Of diRurOing the public with heir
ab5li.e Iulpiciona.
AZ SO advance in krowiedge we corra /