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Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typ...os. Excerpt from book: UNITARIAN CHRISTIANITY. DISCOURSE AT Tiu; ORDINATION OF THE REV. JARED SPARKS. Baltimors, 1819. I Thb. T. 21: "Prove all things; hold fast that which is good.'-1 The peculiar circumstances of this occasion not only justify, but seem to demand a departure from the course generally followed by preachers at the introduction of a brother into the sacred office. It is usual to speak of the nature, design, duties, and advantages of the Christian ministry; and on these topics I should now be happy to insist, did I not remember that a minister is to be given this day to a religious society, whose peculiarities of opinion have dravyn upon them much remark, and may I not add, much reproach. Many good minds, many sincere Christians, I am aware, are apprehensive that the solemnities of this day are to give a degree of influence to principles which they deem false and injurious. The fears and anxieties of such men I respect; and, believing that they are grounded n part on mistake, I have thought it my duty to laybefore you, as clearly as I can, some of the distinguish ing opinions of that class of Christians in our country, who are known to sympathize vith this religious society. I must ask your patience, for such a subject is not to be dppirhpd in a narrow compass. 1 uust also ask you to leinemoer, tliat it is impossible to exhibit, in a single discourse, our views of every doctrine of Revelation, much less the differences of opinion which are known to subsist among ourselves. I shall confine myself to topics, on which our sentiments have been mis represented, or which distinguish us most widely from others. May I not hope to be heard with candor ? God deliver us all from prejudice and unkinduess, and fill us with the love of truth and virtue. There are two natural divis...Detailed info »« Brief info
| Publisher: | General Books |
| Publication Date: | 8/31/2009 |
| ISBN: | 9781458985521 |
| EAN: | 1458985520 |
| Paperback: | 410 pages |
| Language: | English |
| Physical Info: | 9.01 x 0.91 x 5.98 inches, (1.32 lbs) |
| Categories: | United States - General | Christianity - Denominations |
| Dewey: | 289.1 |
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