The Monthly Anthology, Vol. 9
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Excerpt from The Monthly Anthology, Vol. 9: And Boston Review; Containing Sketches and Reports of Philosophy, Religion, History, Arts and Manners These circumstances have induced a belief, that the entire change in the plan of his education, at a period of life when a bold inquisitive mind naturally asks questions on theological subjects, which it wants information to answer, arose from some doubts respecting religion. The father´s creed was marked with the austerity of Calvinism; but the mind of the son was not formed by nature to receive on authority opinions that might appear to him irrational and unfounded. The probability of this conjecture is increased by the known fact, that the result of his examination into the evidence of Christianity was a firm belief of its divine original, accompanied with a rejection and zealous disapprobation of the dogmas of the famed theologist of Geneva; which he considered as unsupported by scripture, and doing violence to the moral attributes of God. These opinions he retained through his long and exemplary life; but in the latter part of it he became less confident in the results of all human investigation, and used to say, that he found it much easier to state with precision his doubts and difficulties, than the articles of his creed. This turn of mind never inclined him to scepticism, but rendered him catholick towards all from whom he differed. Ever after his early examination of the evidence of Christianity, he appears to have had a firm belief of its divine original. On the expiration of his apprenticeship he commenced business in this town, and soon after married. Strength and activity were the characteristicks of his mind, and he became eminent in every thing to which be applied himself. At the age of thirty-six years he found himself possessed of property sufficient to satisfy his moderate desires. At this time his business was more profitable than at any former period, and free from hazard. But he had accomplished the purpose for which he engaged in commerce. He knew the necessity of a competency for the maintenance of his family, and felt the obligation of endeavouring to acquire it; but he had no relish for the glitter of wealth, and no avarice to lead him to hoard it. His mind had never been limited to his compting-rootn and ledger. By his mercantile education the objects of his pursuit had been less changed in fact, than in appearance. 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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