The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1823-03-11
NATHANIEL HOILEY.


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Of The Trinity ChUrth, Phii3eiphia.
Dear Brethren and Friends-A most
trying duty this day deyol,es upon nae one
which had fondly h ped | never would
have been called upon to perform. Eut a
regard for Eternal Truth, aud full con,c-
ton that am acting according to the VIII
and Word of God, inpcl me in this solemn
manner, IN declare that am no longer a
minister of the Protestant Episcopal
Church.
Permit me 10 place before you my rea.
sons for So doing:
From the Time when the Lord was first
pleased to awaken my mind to sense of
religion, and 10 the necessity of drvoting
my heart t. his holy service, it has ever
been my desire to know the Truth. With
firm persuasion that it is better to please
God than man, have always firmly and
decidedly declared my sentiments and
trust that can appeal To this congregation
for the opennfss and sincerity with which
have done this. bile | have been THEN
Rector. Ever DESTROYS Of being correct il
my opinions, examined the scriptures aud
the Crecds of different churches, and by
prayer to the Lord, sought lor divine dirrc-
ton. Sometimes tulth seemed 10 shine
with brillianey before me, and then again
darkness sur auldcd me. Human opinions
appeared all contradictory, and fed to
The word Of Sod for refuge. Here, and
here alone it was that | first discovered
the true doc 'rine Of tho sole and supreme
divinity of Jesus Christ. This doctrine
nave preached aud maintained ever since
have been tiled in the rectorship of this
chnrcht
From the reception Of this truth, | was
led to look farther into the prsssailinS no.
tions of the present christian church, SO
called and after deep and prayerful study,
am now convinced, that the glory of
Chrstendom has departed from her, that
she has perverted the word of God by her
errors and, according to the prophet Dan
icl, believe. that she is that lourth king
dom, part of iron and part Of clay,whieh is
divided and doomed 10 perish. ! am con
frmed in this sentiment, when | behold
how the different churches are divided
when | see that bigotry and want of charity
which every where prevail, and that love
Of self and &c the world which sways the
conduct of those who call themselves min
listers Of Christ. But behold a brighter
and a more glorious church arising upon
the ruins of the old | see the God Of
Heaven setting up kingdom and laying
the corner stone thereof, in the acllnow.
Judgment of Jesus Christ as the Only Wise
Con, our Saviour and this Truth, this
little stone, shall crush prevailing error,
aud become IA great mountain filing the
whole earth.
And NOW LET me state TO YOU briefly my
present sentiments
/. | believe that Jesus Christ is the One
Jehovah in Divine Humanity in whom
there is sacred Trinity of Father, Son,
and Holy Ghost.
2. That the scriptures are Divinely Ia
spired. and written in correspondencies,
having a celestial, a spiritual, and natural
meaning.
5. That we are not justified and saved by
faith ALONE, hut by the conjunction of
charity, faith and good words, and that the
doctrine Of justification by faith ALONE is a
most unwholesome doctrine, leading on one
hand to presumption and on the other to
despair.
d. That the natural body, which we now
have will never be resumed after death