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Publisher : Forgotten Books
Page : 408 pages
File Size : 40,93 MB
Release : 2017-05-11
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780259190844
Book Description
Excerpt from The Christian Journal, and Literary Register, Vol. 10: For the Year of Our Lord 1826 Indeed hesitate not to venture the opinion, that there may full as much, if not more, be done by this simple mode of instruction, towards preserv ing the church unshacltled and entire, than by resorting to any other alterna tive. Although union there no doubt is, as to the essentials to salvation, in which all true Christians well may, for it is their peculiarly high privilege, herein to agree; yet, let it be remem bered that lecturing on 'the catechism must not be omitted for the sake of union. You are more likely to make churchmen without such unions, which, according to the opinion of many, tend to the injury and ultimate subversion of primitive and evangelical unity of order; but though others are not quite so decid. Ed on this point, yet prudence dictates to them the adoption of a practice, should it even be found better than can be proved to arise either from Sunday school unions, Bible societies, or any other of the variety of promiscuous so cieties or associations now in operation. Children, I say, that are instructed in the church catechism when young, will not easily be induced to swerve in their principles, nor to follow or be led by any other. As they grow in years, they will grow more firm in those prin ciples and opinions which the church holds out to the followers of our (and, and who ferv ent\y and keep 'dxs law and commandments. E\ me. Not. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.