Brownlow's Knoxville Whig. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1855-1861, 1860-01-28
Daniel webstcr's Confession Of Faith,

Daniel Webstcr's CnnIes, Of Faith,
Bf Smith e thts cav uapeord. Nsu
IIavrshfrl has pas lu,o vur hand. the
letter 81 paHtsi Webster "a irv 1hOm-
e. Wafa,ss"f. lgrmssiJ ps.g-T Il the
urrsrgsli, aRal Church. IN SaiI.bury,
whr.h d, accompanied vtth : eop'yss,5a
,i BIS religious izi'h. beth o! shi,b ate 10
iJ. p~n band un,,nr We have srea
Mr y hs'eF's hsue IA thv rscofds ul the
ctarsh "a Saii,bary. esn,I!ed SuaBg a.,
mrubsg H. remained uis.utcr
"a, thai sharch tiii hn death The
,rIlsr sni confession we're never before
fubn,bsd:
"a b,,l,sSs IN ,hs sIirtsaUs Of Alm,sh
" tod, who cTrstud and governs the
whole | sm taught through ihls the
Wotks, w5rIi, uAiare and the Wafi u
Rsvrlatt'a
g briters that Gud sHi-ss ,s ;htre
reFs0ss this ! itsfa ifsm k,ssial,ea
slJns Nor j. ig sny obJectiaa g. tbs be.
lirt tust ! eahagi rp'pPsehcu3 hsw "NE
csa le tire ~ Ikyec uNE kYli - uy
duty 60 believe, uh shat ] eau e,npfr.
heed ut aocuans foI, bGt shat my Askes
teaches rae
' believe the Scriptures vf the O.i
aud NeS TesismeRI 10 BE- the will Of aad
wefd et Gei
brhs,s Jssaa Christ TO be the Sen ol
God The miracles uhirh be wtau bt
e. establish. ia ny uina tis per.orai 80,
ihot,iy, sui fruJrr il P,oPeT iOT n to be-
lIcVs shatesrt be zsssTts | byucSe,
therefore. all ne declarations, - well WhcR
be declares t,ms,lf 10 h. the Soa ot tod
a. shea be declares aby other proposition.
AHd htleSe there is no other Uay ol
saisatl0a than through the merits u hls
slcasu.shI
f Il bvhere that the things past, pfesenI,
asd to sc'nf, are eqaAlly ptescut 10 ihe
miHd oi the Deity that SiIh him Ihrre
q uo sagrc-sI'H Of tine, Dor Of ideas !
lLat, ,brtiufF, the relative terms past,
present sad future, - u-td smous wen,
cauaat with strlct proPnsty, be sFPIed
o Deity | believe abe dnrtuUes 81
forsknowlcjso and Preds-nual,ua, as
thus cGp3anded | d. Bvi believe 10
tho.s dlaluoes as imposing ANY fatality
~ Dccrs.iry ca WeH'. scli1Hs, % ia sny
way Infringing free ssguey believe
10 the utter inabiliIy Of say human be
ing - wsrk "a, hia oWn salyAiiOa, With
cot the constant aid Of the Spirit Of
etscc
al believe la these great peCuliari,ic'
OF the Chr,,iisH religion "A TrsuFTectiJS
ftu,n the i~aI, sud day q jaigmsnt
bsl,evs in the uu,yefSai prUv,dene,
-. God, aud lcsye to Epicaras, aud kli
more Unreasonable followers 10 nodcFr
.iuss, ihs iuc,sps,stssey Of believing thai
Gua majs a Nufld he does not take th'
ITsutie Ui governing.
Although have great respect TT
some other form Il Worship, I bei,ev,
The Congregational made, ca the whole
g. be pfeiershie 10 any other.
. believe religion 10 be = matter noi
Of demonstration, but Of faith tiod 70
quiges US to gisc credit 10 the trathI
which he r,,,al,, Dot bsoause We Ga,
prove them, bat because be debates Them
NheS the ntal Is reasonably convinced
that she IIthie /. the Nurj Of God, th'
only Teuainiug duty is 70 receive its doe
Irinss, With fall confidence II ihei
ruth, anI practice them whh Par
hcat
IL believe the Blbls is % Be uudrr
stood abd received 10 the plaiu asd obsi
aus neaBinR IL its paSsages; sines eau
oct persuade myself that a book iHieHde,
iur ihs conversion aud instruction. et lh,
whols worid. shsaid eoysr its true mean
iRg in mystery spd duab,, that soae ha
stiiios snd philosophers can discover II
Il hslieSa that the experiments sn'
suhtililiss Of humsa wisdom sFe mor
likely 10 obscure than TO seiightea tb,
revealed Will et tied, aad that he y th
meet accomplished Chfist isa scholar VIII
hath bess educated at the ises ot Jesus
aud 10 the college Of 6sheFmes,
- believe that al religion consists il
the hoarI aud the saecIious, sad ths'
therefore, ell eFseds aBd eehfesipAs aF
failible and uncertain eVideaoes Of svsu
geliesl Pisty
Piaalfy, believe that Chfi.t has in
possd % all his diseiplss life Of sotiv
bsaeEoleResi that he VIA FefFaiRs % ;
frtm shat be thiaks 10 BE- sinlal has pes
formed bus part, aHds sasaii part, q
his datY; thsi he Is booad 10 do Re.od so
eoRimanieatr, TO love his esighboF. 4
give food aad afiak 10 bis enemy, aad 4
eHdsaEoF, - far ~ 10 him lies. - pso