Sketch of the Rise of the Religious Society of Friends : Their Doctrines And Discipline
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On none of these occasions was there any revela- tion of new truth — any addition to original Chris- tianity. There was only the renewed publication, again and again, of the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ, under different degrees of divine light, and with more or less of the darkening mixture of human wisdom, according to the features of each particular case. The i-eformation, which took place in the sixteenth century, from the corruptions of the papal system, went far toward restoring the pro...fession of Chris- tianity to its native purity. But who can wonder that it did not go the icliole \oay in this blessed and necessary work ? And who is not aware that much was left among the protestant churches, which still required the reforming hand of divine wisdom and power ? In our own country the founders of that system of doctrine and discipline, which now distinguishes the established church of England, were generally men of enlightened minds and profound piety ; and 7* 78 ESSAY ON THE DISCIPLINE many of them gave, at the stake, the highest proof of fidelity to the Lord Jesus.
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