agreement, between themselves and their
fellow Christians:--the result of a discussion conducted on this plan,
would most assuredly be, to convince all Christians, that the essential
articles of religious credence, in which there is, a real difference
among Christians, are not so numerous, as the verbal disputes, and
extraneous matter, in which controversy is too often involved, make them
generally thought.

Still,--some articles will remain, the belief of which, one denomination
of Christians, will consider to be the obligation of every Christian,
and which other Christian denominations, will condemn. On some of those,
a _speedy_ reunion of Christians is not to be expected: but, to use the
language of Mr. _Vansittart_, in His excellent letter to the reverend
Dr. Marsh and John Coker, Esq.,

"There is an inferior degree of Reunion, more within our prospect,
and yet perhaps as perfect as human infirmity allows us to hope
for; wherein, though all differences of opinion, should not be
extinguished, yet they may be refined, from all party prejudices,
and interested views, so softened by the spirit of charity, and
mutual concession, and so controuled by agreement, on the leading
principles, and zeal, for the general interests of christianity,
that no sect, or persuasion, should be tempted to make religion,
subservient to secular views, or to employ political power, to the
prejudice of others.--The existence of Dissent, will, perhaps, be
inseparable from religious freedom, so long, as the mind of man, is
liable to error: but it is not unreasonable to hope, that
hostility, may cease, though perfect agreement, cannot be established.
IF WE CANNOT RECONCILE ALL OPINIONS, LET US RECONCILE ALL HEARTS."

These pages, cannot be closed better, than by these golden words!!!

FINIS.

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FOOTNOTES.

[Footnote 001: Tom. xi. p. 1. 200.]

[Footnote 002: De Institutiones Clericorum, L. iii. c. xviii. &c.]

[Footnote 003: In his "Recueil des Ecrits pour servir d'eclaircissement
de l'histoire de France, 2 vol. Paris 1798."]

[Footnote 004: "Roswede, or Aroswethe, a nun in the monastery of
Gardersheim, lived in the reigns of Otho II. and III. towards the end of
the tenth century. She composed many works in prose and verse. In 1501,
some of her poems, on the Martyrdom of St. Denys, the Blessed Virgin,
St. Ann, &c. were pri