. Paganism, popery, and Christianity : or, The blessing of an open Bible, as shown in the history of Christianity, from the time of our Saviour to the present day. ing and his chief minister came to the de-termination of putting out of the w^ay a man in whomthe genius of the commonwealth survived. Vanebelongs in a peculiar manner to that epoch. It hasbeen remarked, as anomalous and extraordinary, thata diplomatist, an administrator, and statesman, ofversatile accomplishments and superior genius, shouldindulge in the wildest mysticism as a religionist; butthe simple and obvious truth is that he
. Paganism, popery, and Christianity : or, The blessing of an open Bible, as shown in the history of Christianity, from the time of our Saviour to the present day. ing and his chief minister came to the de-termination of putting out of the w^ay a man in whomthe genius of the commonwealth survived. Vanebelongs in a peculiar manner to that epoch. It hasbeen remarked, as anomalous and extraordinary, thata diplomatist, an administrator, and statesman, ofversatile accomplishments and superior genius, shouldindulge in the wildest mysticism as a religionist; butthe simple and obvious truth is that he w^as more thanordinarily imbued with the spirit of his age. Withthe visionary fervour of his religion he combined thefirst principle to which he would have been led by thelight of reason and philosophy—that of religious tol-eration. In this, however, he but shared a virtue ofthe Independents. All sects are ready to preach tol-eration when they are the party oppressed. TheIndependents alone have passed that sure ordealof principle, the possession of power. The liberty ofconscience, which they asked when they were weak,they gave when they became *. JELUOT INSTRUCTING THE INDIANS. MISSIONARY LABOURS OF ELLIOT ANDMAYHEW.
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