The Life of the REV. Jos. Blanco White Written by Himself, with Portions of His Correspondence Edited by John Hamilton Thom Volume 2; In Three Voll (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated.1845 Excerpt: ... Dublin, and a short sea-passage is all that I shall have to encounter, if I should be able to visit the Whatelys at Redesdale. Besides, this is not a clerical town, where the frowns and the insolent disdain of the Orthodox may (as frequently as it would take place in London) move my indignation, and give me additional pain. The spirit of intolerance poisons even the best hearts in this country. I know the pain that my presence would give to some excellent friends of mine, and I must keep away. I was in lodgings for a month, but I found them uncomfortable. I have taken a cheap house, which, by means of a very little furniture, I have made habitable; and here I am, wishing for nothing but that I may be allowed to die in peace; not in peace from theological obloquy, for that I think it my duty to encounter, but free from the necessity of looking for another place of refuge. March 10, 1835. A great difference is commonly supposed to exist, in regard to Christ, between the feelings of the Divinitarian and those of the Humanitarian. This is a mistake. Every relation that we have to Christ, as a Being distinct from God, must regard him as a Man. This applies equally to the Divinitarian, and the Humanitarian. As he is one with God, our relations hear upon one and the same Being: else there are two Gods. To the Writer of a Letter signed " C. L." 5, Chesterfield Street, Liverpool, Sir, March 11th, 1835. I do not hesitate to correspond with a stranger who, though he conceals his name, gives unquestionable tokens of a powerful and well-cultivated mind, as well as of genuine Christian feeling. Your letter was sent to me from Dublin to this place, where circumstances connected with ray theological opinions have induced me to take a house. The assurance that any of my fel...