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THE COMPREHENSIVE CHURCH. 145
ister the ordinances of Christ upon His own terms, and
as He himself would to all His true disciples, and leave
the protection of its doctrines to the gracious and mighty
providence of its great Head.
We grant that the standards of doctrine in the
Church, as they exist from time to time, are, possibly
or theoretically, liable to be changed or modified ; but
we contend there is no danger to Christian truth under
the regulations objected to. The object of the Church
is not to perpetuate the thousand peculiar interpretations of Scripture and the many other opinions which
happen at any one time to be generally maintained. Its
object is to perpetuate the Scriptures, and to develop
and extend Christian truth. It is secured completely
against any hasty or immature change of its standards;
while, at the same time, it keeps itself ready and willing
to allow any change in them, whensoever the cautious
judgment and mature deliberation of the whole Church
has prepared it for such a change, and the lawful decision of the true majority demands it.
Under the existing regulations of the Protestant
Episcopal Church, there is room for the most free enjoyment of honest private opinion, and liberty for the
most unreserved discussion; there are no penalties nor
restraints upon opinion or discussion. And whensoever
any opinion, at variance with any other at present embodied in its standards, shall become the opinion of a
majority of the whole Church, if a case so improbable
may be supposed, it may then, in a quiet and regular
way, be acknowledged, and the public standards and
teachings of the Church be made to conform to it. In
the mean time it must be thoroughly tested, and truth
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| Title | The comprehensive church |
| Creator | Vail, Thomas H. (Thomas Hubbard) |
| Publisher | Appleton |
| Place of Publication | New York |
| Date | 1879 |
| Language | eng |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
| Title | 00000149 |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
| Transcript | THE COMPREHENSIVE CHURCH. 145 ister the ordinances of Christ upon His own terms, and as He himself would to all His true disciples, and leave the protection of its doctrines to the gracious and mighty providence of its great Head. We grant that the standards of doctrine in the Church, as they exist from time to time, are, possibly or theoretically, liable to be changed or modified ; but we contend there is no danger to Christian truth under the regulations objected to. The object of the Church is not to perpetuate the thousand peculiar interpretations of Scripture and the many other opinions which happen at any one time to be generally maintained. Its object is to perpetuate the Scriptures, and to develop and extend Christian truth. It is secured completely against any hasty or immature change of its standards; while, at the same time, it keeps itself ready and willing to allow any change in them, whensoever the cautious judgment and mature deliberation of the whole Church has prepared it for such a change, and the lawful decision of the true majority demands it. Under the existing regulations of the Protestant Episcopal Church, there is room for the most free enjoyment of honest private opinion, and liberty for the most unreserved discussion; there are no penalties nor restraints upon opinion or discussion. And whensoever any opinion, at variance with any other at present embodied in its standards, shall become the opinion of a majority of the whole Church, if a case so improbable may be supposed, it may then, in a quiet and regular way, be acknowledged, and the public standards and teachings of the Church be made to conform to it. In the mean time it must be thoroughly tested, and truth 7 |
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