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Download or read book The Theological and Miscellaneous Works. Ed. with Notes by John Towill Rutt Volume 21 written by Joseph Priestley and published by Rarebooksclub.com. This book was released on 2013-09 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1831 edition. Excerpt: ... nothing before the time, --for we shall all stand before the judgment-'seat of Christ," when. the secrets qfall hearts s/tall be revealed. I hope that I shall endeavour so to judge, and so to act, as not to " be ashamed before him at his coming." That there is much real difference of opinion among Christian ministers is evident; and I have no doubt, but that this, as well as all other seeming evils, will appear to have answered a good purpose; in many cases, I am convinced, that there is much less difiference than is imagined, from the different phraseology we adopt. Many Dissenting Ministers, availing themselves of mere verbal distinctions, especially with respect to the doctrine of the Trinity, not only secure the reputation and other advantages of orthodoxy; but studiously throw an odium upon others, as helerodox, whose sentiments they know to be, in reality, not at all different from their own. There are circumstances in which it will, doubtless, be prudent and right for a man to conceal his sentiments, if he can do it without dissimulation; but I have always chosen to lean rather to the other extreme; and had all who think as I do in matters of religion, acted with scrupulous integrity and honesty, Pam convinced it would have been much better for the interest of truth and of virtue too though I am far from thinking that those who have acted on different maxims have not had the best intentions. One of Dr. Priestley's signatures in the three first Volumes. 1-See infra. 1 Answer, p. 97. (P.) l do not think, as you insinuate with respect to me, that you have designedly misrepresented the sentiments of the Dissenters concerning the_Lord's Supper; but I suppose that you, thinking pretty rationally on this...