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©orrcspontience.| The Editor respectfully wishes it to be understood that he is nut responsible for the statements or opinions of his Correspondents, JULTRA PROTESTANT DISREGARD OF THE PRAYER-BOOK AND THE REFERENCES.Sir,—At a friend’s house, the other day, I took up a.small publication, entitled The Christian Lady’s Magazine, My attention was drawn to an article on Saints’ days, some extracts from which I purpose sending you, as affording a singular exposition of the views of that publication. The editor (a lady whose novi de guerre, is Charlotte. Elizabeth) is giving a decision ex cathedrd on a question, proposed by a correspondent, how far is attendance on divine public worship, on Saints’ days, “ consistent with our reformed principles ? ” I am not sufficiently well acquainted with the history of the party to* which this lady belongs, to know the exact date of the new reformation here alluded to. English Churchmen have been accustomed to consider the question decided, three centuries ago. But let us hear the response of the female pope. She asserts that the question is one of £fi expediency/’ and speaks of ' the different views that various sincere and spiritually-minded Christians take of those observances for which the compilers of our common prayer provided, while leaving every one free to follow the convictions of his own mind, in regarding, or not regarding, certain days.” (Compare Judges xvii.fi.)' In those days there was no king in Israel, but every man did that which was right in his own eyes.” “ There is no rule one way or the other, except that it be done ‘ to the l.ord/ 01* left undone to the Lord/ the meaning of which is obvious.” The truly spiritually-minded Christian will remember St. Paul s rule about £k not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together as the manner of some is 5 and St. Peter's rule, Submit yourselves to ( very ordinance of man for the Lord’s sake/’ e.
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Church Intelligencer
London, Middlesex, GB
Wed, Nov 24, 1841
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