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1、PrimitiveChristianWorship.Page1of523PRIMITIVECHRISTIANWORSHIPOR,THEEVIDENCEOFHOLYSCRIPTUREANDTHECHURCH,AGAINSTTHEINVOCATIONOFSAINTSANDANGELS,ANDTHEBLESSEDVIRGINMARY.BYJ.ENDELLTYLER,B.D.RECTOROFST.GILES-IN-THE-FIELDS,ANDCANONRESIDENTIARYOFST.PAUL'S.Speakingthetruthinlove.—EP

2、H.iv.15Proveallthings;holdfastthatwhichisgood.—1THESS.v.21.SECONDEDITIONLONDON1847.TOTHEONEHOLY,CATHOLIC,ANDAPOSTOLICCHURCH,ASATRIBUTEOFVENERATIONANDLOVE,THISWORKISDEDICATED,BYHERDEVOTEDSERVANTANDSON.Nov.25,1840.file://C:DocumentsandSettingsOwnerDesktop14072-h.htm7/9/20

3、07PrimitiveChristianWorship.Page2of523PREFACE.MembersoftheChurchofRome,andmembersoftheChurchofEngland,havetoolongentertainedtowardseachotherfeelingsofhostility.InsteadofbeingdrawntogetherasbrethrenbythecordsofthatonefaithwhichallCatholicsholddear,theirsentimentsofsympathyan

4、daffectionhavebeenabsorbedbytheabhorrencewithwhicheachbodyhasregardedthecharacteristictenetsofitsadversary;whilsttheterms"heretic"ontheoneside,and"idolater"ontheopposite,haverenderedanyattempttobringaboutafreeandfriendlydiscussionofeachother'sviewsalmosthopeless.EveryChrist

5、ianmustwishthatsuchanimosities,alwaysill-becomingtheservantsandchildrenoftheGodoflove,shouldceaseforever.Truthindeedmustneverbesacrificedtosecurepeace;normustwebetemptedbytheseductivenessofaliberality,falselysocalled,tosoftendownandmakelightofthosedifferenceswhichkeeptheChu

6、rchesofEngland{Pref5}andRomeasunder.Butsurelythepointsatissuemaybeexaminedwithoutexasperationandrancour;andtheresultsofinquiriescarriedonwithasinglenessofmind,insearchonlyforthetruth,maybeofferedontheonesidewithoutinsultoroffence,andshouldbereceivedandexaminedwithoutcontemp

7、tandscornontheother.Thewriterofthisaddressisnotoneinwhomfile://C:DocumentsandSettingsOwnerDesktop14072-h.htm7/9/2007PrimitiveChristianWorship.Page3of523earlyassociationswouldfostersentimentsofevilwillagainstmembersoftheChurchofRome;orencourageanyfeeling,incompatiblewith

8、regardandkindness,towardstheconscientiousdefendersofhercreed.Fromhisboyhoodhehasli