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Excerpt from An Amicable Discussion on the Church of England and on the Reformation in General, Vol. 1: Dedicated to the Clergy of Every Protestant Communion, and Reduced Into the Form of Letters
IN complying with the demndthat is made for the pub lication of a Discussion undertaken and conducted in the secrecy of confidence, I cannot but be desirous of address ing it immediately to you. Indeed it seems to me most reasonable and just to present it, in the first instance, to those members of the Reformed Communions, who, while they are more particulm'ly interested in becoming acquainted with its contents, are also, by their superior attainments, better qualified to decide upon its merits. Now therefore it shall go forth to the world, with the hopes that it may find access to its most desired destina tion. May it speedily appear before you, to undergo its first examination and receive its first judgment at your tribunal. Whilst I bespeak your indulgence for the dc fccts and imperfections you will discover in the style and manner of the work, l am bold to defy your most rigid and unsparing scrutiny as to its matter and substance. This may look to you like presumption: but assuredly it is not so: for never were quoted with more feeling convie tion those words of the apostle Not that we are suffi 'cicnt to think anything of ourselves. As of ourselves; but our sufficiency is from Cor. III. I feel the full force of this passage: it penetrates to my heart: it alone inspires me with courage and confidence. 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.
