. Christianity as old as the creation, or, The gospel, a republication of the religion of nature. OLD - peculiar attribute-of the fupreme Deity;„ benign to Mankind, and recommending univerfal„ l6ve, mutualkindnefs and benignity between the,, remotelf, /tmoft unlike-of human race. Such was., the ancient Heathen Charity, & pious duty towards„ the whole of Mankind, bcth thofe or different-j, nations &r different v.•?• But, good God! how different a ciaraifrcr doBigots give us-of the Deity, making him an unjufr,cruel, and inconfillent Being;; requiring ail Men tojudge for them
. Christianity as old as the creation, or, The gospel, a republication of the religion of nature. OLD - peculiar attribute-of the fupreme Deity;„ benign to Mankind, and recommending univerfal„ l6ve, mutualkindnefs and benignity between the,, remotelf, /tmoft unlike-of human race. Such was., the ancient Heathen Charity, & pious duty towards„ the whole of Mankind, bcth thofe or different-j, nations &r different v.•?• But, good God! how different a ciaraifrcr doBigots give us-of the Deity, making him an unjufr,cruel, and inconfillent Being;; requiring ail Men tojudge for themfelves, and act according torheircon-fciences, and yet autiiorifing fome among them tojudge for others, and to pun lift-them for net actingaccording to the confeiencesot thofe Judges, tho everfo much agatnll their own. - These Bigots thought they were auihorisd to ?puniih all thofe that differ with them inthe:r religiousworfhip, as Gods Enemies; but had they confiderd,that God alone coud oiicern Mens hearts, and alonedilcover whether any, by confeiemioufiy orfering hima
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