Review of an Essay on the Terms of Communion, by Catholicus : With a Preface (Classic Reprint)

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Such 13 the title of a tract of 45 pages which part1es are circulating in the province, a copy of which, has 1ecently' been handed to the Editor of the Observer. We have read it carefully, and having found nothing new in it, still retain as a matter of cause, our fmmer well considered views. The preface by Bro. Gilmour, and which really contains the marrow of the arguments of 'catholicus, is a,very pretty and pleasing descant upon Christian love and forbearance. We sca1cely know how our good brother. Intends us to apply his preface. Does he mean that the absence of such love and tor bearance, as he and those who think with him possess, makes Regular Baptists close communionists, and does he think' that an increase of those graces in cm hearts, is all that IS necessary to bring 'us upon the Open -communior1 ground 2 If he does, he must rega1d our piety as being sadly deficient. In compass. If he does not, his remarks are irrelevant. Is. It true, that the practice of Open-communion is the legitimate, offspring of, Christian love-that grace, which led many a martyr to burn at the stake, rather than yield Up, or sacrifice one iota of Christ's. Tr111h-that grace, which, above all others, preserves intact heaven' S legislation, which rejoices not in iniquity, or in any thing belonging to the mystery of iniquity, but rejoices in the truth. Is Open-communionism, again we ask, a child of this grace P, We must be excused for not being able to believe that it has, in itself considered, the rerinotest connection with love. It IS a mere secta1iari badge, the Shibboleth of a party, who, 'in attacking the Bap tists ring,changes upon those kind Of epithets, which not.

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