The Existing State of Theology, as an Intellectual Pursuit, and Religion as a Moral Influence: A Sermon, Preached at the Unitarian Chapel in South ... Meeting of the British and Foreign Unit - Hardcover

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Excerpt from The Existing State of Theology, as an Intellectual Pursuit, and Religion as a Moral Influence: A Sermon, Preached at the Unitarian Chapel in South Place, Finsbury, on Wednesday, May 21st, 1834; Being the Anniversary Meeting of the British and Foreign Unitarian Association

The world The Galilean missionaries had just made their first efforts in the holy city, - just braced their conscience to assume their anxious yet noble position, and plunged into all the responsi bilities and perils and glory of their task. Even with the voice of~ the'great rli'eacher still whispering in their memory, and-the consciousness of inspira tion fresh upon their mind_s,_ it was no light task, to peasants such as they, to re-awaken the passions which had acted the. Tragedy of the cross, and Speak to priests of their guilt, to Jerusalem of its danger, to an unwilling people of their freedom and their losses. But they were strong in the command, 5' Go ye, and teach all nations, and they went and simple as were their instrument's,-an utterance ower and miracles of lovers-they set in action that mighty influence which has crumbled away superstitions consecrated by genius and time, and remodelled the sentiments and character of men. We seek to diffuse a renovated Christianity amid the confusion of creeds to bring back the minds of. Men to the few grand principles. Which acted on the souls, and were heard; fromthe; lips, of apostles which have maintained the vitality of the. Christian system in every age; which our own times pre-eminently. Need, to conduct the process of social regeneration; and which alone can fulfil to the future the gospel's promise of perpetuity. We feel on us a mission, in character less peculiar, but in obligation not less sacred, than that of, the mes.

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