The Works Theological and Miscellaneous of Francis Blackburne, with Some Account of the Life and Writings of the Author, by Himself; Completed by His Son, F. Blackburne (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.1805 Excerpt: ... ' OCCASIONAL REMARKS UPON SOME LATB STRICTURES ON THIS' CONFESSIONAL: . PART II.., '.... Containing chiefly REMARKS on the First of Three Letters to the Author of that Work: . AND AN EXAMINATION of Dr. Maclaine's y Defence of Archbishop Wake in the Third Appendix of A Supplement to the Quarto Edition of Dr. Mosheim's Ecclesiastical History., Addressed to a respectable Layman. That good fellow, If I command him, follows my appointment, I will have none fo near elfe. Learn this, brother, We live not, to be grip'd by meaner perfons. Shakespear, Weak Reafans have great force in them, when they that are nay. row in Charity, and powerful in Place, have the ManageMent of them. Anonymus. FIRST PRINTED MDCCiXIX. TESTIMONIES. ( THE greatell part of thofe they call Zealots, fear nothing "more than the orthodoxy of thofe they accufe.--They would 44 have the perfon they have otice accufed apoftatife in good 44 earneft j and are angry that he does not go over tothe enemy's 44 party to make good their accuiations." Bay Lb. 44 This is one ofthernott cunning and common touches of the 44 Od Ium Theolocicum. They who are at a lofs to anfwer 44 the objections raifed againfl the common doctrines, fall upon 44 the Persons who propofe the objections. They brand them 44 as fo many falfe brothers, who are in league with the adver44 faries, and only retain the outward profeflion of orthodoxy, ta enable them to do the greater execution." litmt 44 At ultimi nepoteJ, -4 Et cordatior set as, ' Judicia rebus zquiora, forfaan, 44 Adhibebit integro finu, 41 Turn, livore fepulto, 4 Si quid meremur, fana pofleritas fciet." MiLTtfH OCCASIONAL REMARKS, PART II. Dear Sib, I AGREE with you, that the author of The Confessional hath obligations to the gentlemen who have published their anim...