Presbyterians of Ireland: and such is the confusion generally made by
authors between Arianism, Socinianism, and Unitarianism, that it is
difficult to know which is meant. As a large proportion of the modern
Presbyterians have embraced Unitarian doctrines, it seems improbable that
the Irish should have adopted those of Arius, though my author uses the
term Arian as applied to the doctrine of the seceders.
{106} See “The Use and Abuse of Creeds and Confession of Faith,” by the
Rev. Charles James Carlile, Dublin, 1836. “The Irish Church and
Ireland,” p. 66–68, and “A Narrative of the Proceedings of the Associate
Synod in Ireland and Scotland in the affair of the Royal Bounty,” by
James Bryce. Belfast, 1816.
{122a} Although the excellent Bishop Heber’s mind was deeply imbued with
devotional feelings, he considered a moderate participation in what are
usually called worldly amusements, to be allowable and blameless. “He
thought,” says his biographer, “that the strictness which made no
distinction between things blameable only in their abuse, and the
practices which were really immoral, was prejudicial to the interests of
true religion; and on this point his opinion remained unchanged to the
last. His own life indeed was a proof that amusement so participated in,
may be perfectly harmless, and no way interfere with any religious or
moral duty.”
{122b} “Rowland Hill, in his theological opinions, leaned towards
Calvinism, but what is called Hyper-calvinism, he could not endure. In a
system of doctrine he was follower of no man, but drew his sermons fresh
from a prayerful reading of the Bible. He was for drawing together all
the people of God wherever they could meet, and was willing to join in a
universal communion with Christians of every name. When, on one
occasion, he had preached in a chapel, where none but baptized adults
(i.e. baptized after attaining years of discretion), were admitted to the
sacrament, he wished to have communicated with them, but was told
respectfully, ‘You cannot sit down at _our_ table.’ He calmly replied,
‘I thought it was the Lord’s table.’” Sidney’s Life of R. Hill, p. 422,
3rd Edit.
{124} Simeon’s Works, Vol. III. p. 101, &c.
{126} Simeon’s Works, Vol. III. p. 333.
{131a} Exod. xxxii. 4.
{131b} Vide Colossians ii. 18, 19.
{135a} 2 Cor. v. 15. 1 Tim. ii. 6.
{135b} 2 Pet. iii. 9.
{135c} Rom. ii. 6–11.
{136} Rom. xiv. 5.