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Excerpt from A Letter From Irenopolis to the Inhabitants of Eleutheropolis: Or, a Serious Address to the Dissenters of Birmingham
We are convinced, I truft, as to the truth and au thority of the Scriptures. But in the interpretation of them, we mul't be fenfible, that the imperious and delu five infallibility, which we refufe to others, cannot be claimed by ourfelves. We are fatisfied, I prefume, about the wifdom and utility of thol'e fundamental principles that diz'linguilh the mixed government, under which an in dulgent Providence has permitted our forefathers and our {elves to live. Yet, if one clafs of men are difpofed to up hold the power of the crown, and another, to enlarge the freedom of the people, we have no right to conclude, that the former with to be fettered with the chains of flavery, or that the latter are preparing to let loofe the ravages of anarchy. The advocate for monarchy is not neceflarily the foe of liberty, nor is the love of liberty incompatible with reverence for monarchy. Experience, indeed, foon puts to flight thofe chimerical accufations, which illue from the narrow fpirit of l'yfiem, or the frantic vehemence of party. In the hour of trial men caft away fubordinate dmin�tions, as incumbrances to their underfiandings, and cleave to fome vigorous and folid principle, which arrefis their common notice, becaufe it embraces their common interefi$ They ceafe to wrangle, when they are called upon to act; and they look back with a mixture of amazement and contempt, even upon tbzmfilws, for all the cavils in which their vanity once exulted, and for all the repmaches by which their malignity was once grae tilicd. 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.
