Remarks on Dr. Ware's Answer. (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. 1822. Excerpt: ... The design of this pamphlet is to make a few remarks on Dr Ware's Answer to my Reply. As this discussion has been already carried to a great length, and as 1 am unwilling to burden the patience, or abuse the candor, either of my opponent or of the public; I shall confine my remarks to those parts of the subject which appear most important, aiming to be as concise as possible, consistently with doing any degree of justice to what I believe to be the cause of truth. i The system of divine truth, emanating from the mind of God, and agreeing with his immutable perfections, must be consistent with itself. But in every erroneous system, there are inconsistencies. Some of these arise from the union in the same system of different and opposite forms of error; but a greater number arise from the mixture of certain portions of truth with error. In order that any system of error may have a plausible appearance and an extensive circulation, it is found indispensable that it should contain a considerable portion of truth, sufficient at least to afford some satisfaction to reason and some relief to conscience. But however skilfully truth may be mixed with error, and whatever plausibility may be given to a system of error by the truths which lie on its surface; it will always be found that such a mixture occasions a variety of inconsistencies which no art can long conceal. I consider the general scheme of doctrine held by Unitarians, as radically erroneous. And yet, as it is exhibited by my antagobist, and by all other Unitarians, it asserts many and very important truths. This circumstance, though in one point of view it becomes a recommendation of Unitarianism, really occasions an abundance of those inconsistencies with which the scheme is encumbered. The inconsistenc...