Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1818-06-05

iihufct. ~ whose name tney act, To CeusuIe
cast out the erroneous and scandalous; observ-
iug in al cases, the rules contained IN the wor d
o! God
Nv. That truth isin order to goodness; and
the sieat tombstone OF truth is tendency To
promote holiness according to our Saviours
Iric, = by their fruits sc shall know them"
And that 40 opinion can be either more PERM.
cions OF more absurd than that which brings
truth and iaSeh3Od rpOn level, aud repre-.
Seuis il - OF no cOnseqteace What a mans OPT
MONS are. On The contrary, they are persuad-
d9d that there o. Nu inSeparabe connection
between faith and practice, truth and dnty...
| Otherwise ~ would be OF 10 consequence either
! to discover irntu or 10 embrace it.
". That White under the conviction Of the
above principle. they ttiaA Unnecessary 10 make
ehectHal provision, !hat al. who are admitted
as Teachers, be f1i.bd IN the faith; they also
believe iat thete are truths and forms with
respect 10 which mea of good characters
aud principles may differ: AHd in all these,
they think II The duty, both of private Chris
| uanS and sucIetIes, tocAcrcisc mutual iorbear-
anCe towards each UtAer.
| VI. That though tue chai dcter, qnaliica-
| tlohs and Authority al church ei!icers. arc iAlG
dow" III The huiy scgpimres. as vel, as ,i,e !,to-
per Sethod OF their eSIitdre aud institution
yet the election Of tie person. to she exercise
OF ih's anthorityin amy particular socivt., = al
| that society.
VIZ. That "iichurch power. whetlereAcr.
cisco ny ti'c BODY IN "ci.cIii. ~ ia the way of
| representation. by delegated authoriis is only
ministerial AMI declarajive: nat is 10 SuY. that
| hie H0iy scriptures are ,he only ine OF tat
| anu H'anIeys that no chnlch lndicatory Ought
J 10 pretend TO make laws 10 bind the cons senC e.
t" Nni"e OF their own authority! and lhat AL
| thrlr decisions should he founded upon the re-
tfhCd " al OF God. NV thou. L a VIII easily
! o' unlimited that all synods aud councils MAY
| sff' ihisu-h the traiiiN uIScr parable from hu-
inah!tN; yetthere is muca greater danger from
| The n>rtpcd clam Ofmnhpg laws, than from
| ne ri>h' OF Judging upon laws already made
| ana coiSnisn 10 all Who profess the "osueI
me present tie, he lodged with fallible men
| Niti. Lu.tly That ifthe preceding scrip
| iufai nnu rational aiincirlcs he steddtlStly al
hured 10, the vigur aud strictl,ess of It's d,sciu.
'ine, "a contribute 10 the glory and happiness
| or AIRY Chmc h. SINCE ecclesiastical discipline
| mnst nc Purely moral orSpirituai in It's object
ana no; attended with amy civil effects. it can
derive no force whatever but from il own iuS-
'ict, the appreciation of an impartial pubic.
and the count enaGce and blessing OF the great
| Head OF ilIc Church Universal"
"II. God alone is Lord of the conscience.
andhathIeit II Tree from The doctrines and com
naadnenis Ofmeu, which are in any thing con.
| irlry TO his word, or beside IL. iu matters Of
| faith or Worship So that to heIievo such doc
| trhcs, or 10 obey such commandments oht OF
conscience, Is 10 betray true liberty OF con
science and the Requiring OF an implicit ftith
| and absolute and blind obedience, is 10 de.
stroN liberty of conscience and ,easonalSo"
Nv. Md because the powers which Cod
| I'm
hath purchased, are not intended lay God 10 de-
| stroy, but mutually TO uphold aud preserve one
| 0nOtucT; they Who, upon prctPnce OF Chiio Liam
| liberty, shall oppose any lawful power, or the
| lawful exercise o! II, whether it be civi! or &C.
| cleSiasSica, resist the ordinance OF God And
| Tor their publishing of snch opinions, or main.
tanning OF snChpracticeS as are contrary 10 the
| light oil nature, or % the known principIes of
Christianity, whe ther concerning faith vor
ship Oh conversation; or 10 tltc power OF podii-
ness or such erroneous opinions or practices
as ellier inther own nature or n Tie manner OF
publishing or maintaining them are desiruct.
| I've 10 the external peace and order which
| Christ hath established III the Church: they
| may lawfully DE called To account and nfo.
| ceeded against by the censurcS orthe Church"
lfI'S case section Is n0Gittd fOSut the u yt0seSl
:" ii. II is lawful for Christians TO acceptaud
! execute lie once OF a magistrate, whencaii.d
therenpto; III the managing whereof as they
! ought especially to main.din picty uStice and
| peace accordin., to the wholesome laws oteach
| CONFERENCE.-THE, so, Tor that END, theN NAV LAM
| fully, now under the new testament wa.e war
| upon Jmst and necessary occasions.
III. CIVIL nIasI>tra NAV not assume 10
! themselves tie administration OF the wore aud
| sacTdments; or the power OF the KEYS OF th.
! Kingdom of Heaven; or III the least Interfere
| I'D matters OF iaiiii. Yet az nursing fathers II
/ is the duty of civil magistrates To protect the
/ church OF our common Lord withoni niviur
| Tie preference 10 any denomination of Chris
tdiis above the rest, lii such a manner That all
| efcltsitslCaI persons whatever stall enjoy the
iuii, Tree aud uIIqueNtionedh liberty OF diSci.ar--
| lns every part OF ihe,r sacred functions, witi.
| out violence or danger. Aud, as Jesus Christ
| iiath appointed d regular government and dis
| cipIine III MS Church, 40 law Uf any common
| wealth sh0udinteriere with, let or hinder the
due exercise thereof, among the voluntary
| members OF any denomination ofChr,stIdus
according TO their own profession and belief
| Its The duty OF civil magistrates teprotect the
| person and good name of al, their peOple i'm
| such an ebeciual manner as that no perso;, he
suffered, either upon pretence ofrelsiou or
OF infideiity, to offer any indIgnity, violence,
abuse or injury to any other person whatsoev-
eT; and TO take order, ii.at ALI ielyioms and
| eccles'asticdi assemblies he held without mo-
! leStation or disturbance"
lihis t0Sf section mOdifcd tO5Uit The w. Slatesl
| 70 We commence TO day the publication of
! the celebrated suppressed letter TO M. Can.
hing. OF this letter, we have two difie-
rent Editious-sne III the e" London GIo5e :"
| the other III The e LondoR Btack Daarf."
| They vary IN several respects , not IN SOLITARY
| expressions snly hut there are " hole sentcnC
eSand passages III the latter copy which are not
found III the former ne have copied from
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