CONSIDERATIONS O N DIFFERENCES of OPINION AMONG CHRISTIANS; WITH A LETTER TO The REVEREND MR. VENN, In Answer to his Free and full Examination By JOSEPH PRIESTLEY, LL.D. F.R.S. As Deceivers, and yet true. PAUL. LONDON: 2 Printed for J. JOHNSON and J. PAYNE, at Price One Shilling and Six-pence. Joseph Priestley, LL.D. F.R.S. And fold by J. JOHNSON and J. PAYNE, at No. 8. Paternofter-Row, London. I. HE Hiftory and prefent State of TELECTRICITY, with Original Experiments, illuftrated with Copper-Plates, the fecond Edition, corrected and enlarged, 4to. Il. IS. 2. A familiar Introduction to the Study of ELECTRICITY, 2s. 6d. 3. A CHART of BIOGRAPHY, with a Book, containing an Explanation of it, and a Catalogueof all the Names inferted in it, 3d Edition, IOS. 6d. 4. A NEW CHART of HISTORY, with a Book explaining it, containing a View of the principal Revolutions of Empire that have taken Place in the World, ros. 6d. 5. An Effay on the First Principles of Government, and on the Nature of Political, Civil and Religious Liberty, 3s. 6. An Effay on a Course of liberal Education for Civil and Active Life, with Plans of Lectures on the Study of Hiftory and general Policy, on the Hiftory of England, and on the Conftitution and Laws of England, 2s. 7. The Rudiments of English Grammar. To which are added, Specimens of English Compofition, adapted to the Ufe of Schools, Is. 6d. 8. The above Grammar, ornamented with an emblematical Frontifpiece, with Notes and Obfervations for the Ufe of thofe who have made fome Proficiency in the Language, the fecond Edition, 3s. 9. A Free Addrefs to Proteftant Diffenters, on the Subject of the Lord's Supper, the fecond Edition, Is. 10. A Catechifm for Children and Young Perfons, 6d. II. A Serious Addrefs to Mafters of Families, with Forms of Family Prayer, 9d. 12. Confiderations on Church - Authority; occafioned by Dr. Balguy's Sermon on that Subject, preached at Lambeth Chapel, and published by Order of the Archbishop, 1 s. 6d. 13. Remarks on fome Paragraphs in the first Volume of Dr. Blackftone's Commentaries on the Laws of England, relating to the Diffenters, IS. Alfo publifhed, under the Direction of In Numbers, at the Interval of two or three THE Theological Repository; Confifting of Original Effays, Hints, Queries, &c. Calculated to promote Religious Knowledge. Confiderations on differences of opinion among chriftians. H SECTION I. AVING faid, in my letter to Mr. Venn, as much as I think fufficient, by way of reply to his examination of my treatife; I was not willing to omit this opportunity of addreffing, to the public, a few general confiderations, relating to differences of opinion among chriftians. If the nature and fpirit of his pamphlet be considered, there are but few persons, I imagine, who will think an anfwer, addressed to him only, in the least neceffary, or expected from me. Indeed, I never confidered the answering of Mr. Venn as my principal object; but I thought it afforded me a fair occafion of expofing the grofs mifrepresentations, and unworthy cavilling, which not Mr. Venn only, but too many others fcruple not to make ufe of, in order to render thofe who differ from them, in fome fpeculative points, odious to their fellow chriftians. |