Memoirs of the Late Reverend Theophilus Lindsey, M.A
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Excerpt from Memoirs of the Late Reverend Theophilus Lindsey, M.A: Including a Brief Analysis of His Works; Together With Anecdotes and Letters of Eminent Persons, His Friends and Correspondents: Also a General View of the Progress of the Unitarian Doctrine in England and America It was in November, 1773, that this venerable man, Theophilus Lindsey, when over fifty years of age, and in the enjoyment of a rich living in the Church of England, surrounded also by many friends, and with the certain prospect of a bishopric, resigned all the comforts of an elegant home, and all chances of preferment, for the sake of what he esteemed to be Christ´s truth and a good conscience. He became a Dissenter when dissent was very much despised, and Dissenters generally shunned. He also openly avowed his Unitarian views when these sentiments were nearly everywhere abhorred. From a commanding sense of duty he left the Church when he knew not where to find a home for himself and wife; and sold his library and some other effects to supply for a time the necessaries of life. In 1774 he came from the North to London, and founded Essex-street Chapel - probably the first distinctly named Unitarian congregation in England. And now, after the lapse of one hundred years, we confidently affirm that Lindsey´s theological views are becoming daily more widely known and honoured; and we are inclined to believe they will remain as a pyramid for ever on the landscape of religious truth, to guide into all truth; while his integrity, like a star, will lead onward the theological inquirer to be sincere, not to palter with words in a double sense, or to tamper with conscience. It is surely better to suffer affliction for what we esteem to be truth, than to enjoy the emoluments or positions of dishonesty. This reprint is now published to advance the highest moral and religious interests of society at the suggestion of Mr. Samuel Sharpe, of Highbury, London, whose zeal for the Unitarian Christian faith is only surpassed by his admiration of the sincere and upright of all denominations. It is possible that this volume may induce other members of the Unitarian Church to republish, in a cheap form, some valuable religious works which are little known to the present generation. The best monument that any one can leave behind - next to the memory of a good life - is a good book that may reach the homes of all our people. 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.
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