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authority Of Milman and Jortin, writer's perhaps
too much inclined to rest in the outward aspect
OF events but favorable to liberty and impartial
in their Judgment Of churches and schools. His
| point OF view is that OF Broad Church
man, or perhap1 ne should. rather
say of broad Chriatian. He
strests" he tells in his preface, sin the faith Of
Joremy Taylor, OF Barrow, OF Middleton, Of War
burton" and not to minco the matter, " OF Hoad-
10y, OF Samuel Clarke, and OF Arnold" without,
however, attempting to reconcile points OF diff
! ference among these great men.
In the conduct Of his narrative, Earl Russell is
solicitous to vindicate unsectarian Christianity
against the pretensions OF Churches, and to main
] tain the authority Of Scripture in matters per-
tanning to revealed religion, while asserting the
/ independence Of science on its Own ground. Ho
quotes approvingly the dictum OF Father Paul,
that il it we're not for Aristotle, the Church OF
Romo would be wanting in many articles Of
faith" The enrlier essays arc devoted to on ex-
simplicity Of it's doctrine, and the purity and ele
vation Of it's practical preccpts: According to
Lord Russell, "the religion OF Christ has three
foundations. God is aspirit, the maker Of heaven
and earth; Christ was sent from God, and re-
voaled to men the message Of God; and Christ
died for mankind" From an examination Of
St. Paul's doctrine be deducts the conclusion
that an apostle who dwelt 70 frequently on the
duties OF morality must have believed that his
hearers we're able to perform them, and thus were
seeing God. But st. Pauls words have hoen
wrested, and faith md righteousness, which he
always kept united, have been separated. 'fThoy
have erected an idol Of faith without its fruits,
lasting nfe." After tzacing rapidly tho
progress Of Christianity in the post-Apostolio
ages, Earl Russel arrives at tho Council Of Nice,
where a man was taught to hate his neighbor,
and A1alt himself" Athanasius become great
by explaining relations to the 0odhead which
Christ had left to tho conclusions Of private
Judgment. "The unhappy decision OF the Coun-
Gil Of Nice was the signal for centuries OF blood
shed. Thousands OF human beings died to con-
firm doctrine which none Of them understood."
Of The rise and consolidation of tho
Papal' power. and those in which the
system OF the schoolmen is examined,
to notice the authors observations upon the Re-
Unable service to tho world by opening tho
Bible. His fault was, that in the very beginning
OF his mighty contest with Rome he attempted /
to erect a new church, to cover it with somo-
secufion. Goethe, Macanlay, and some other
eminent men, have wihhed that the conduct Of
tho Reformation had been in the hands Of
Ernsmus, who, blaming freely the abuses
OF the Church Of Rome, was content
~ 1850, he +ba nro1raaa ~ Lnnv1adna 49, ~
X cenersl hnmanity which meht he arnectea |
to follow the reyiyal Of letters. They would have
been glad II the German eruption Of Luther
and the French progress Of Calvin had not dis !
ia s;1taan+h eentrr had came ~ r. ;ta niosss :u
tho undisputed predominnnco Of the ChurcL Of
Rome. But Lord Russell thinks that these COM
placent authors consulted their own prefer |
eaeacity aa interpreters OF evante- The
Chnrch Of Rome had renamed nm ~
the appearance Of Luther as intolernnt and san.
rninarv Az ever. He holds that Il Tnther Ta1-
H. tha nsfernai admon;tions ~ ths;~ sn;-;t.,ni
chiefs fhav wonld have haan hnrnt MI c1a1a-
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Te2c not its a6ostIes. AmonC tho orast Rafe11y
tanxht he epirit Of persecuttons He denonnead
a onnonent gerTet1,s to the Tnnnisf;on
nanars nrosacnted tha he+et;c tn e,r
riction and then bnrnt lin. Conld nom;nican III
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