The Case of Obedience to Rulers in Things Indifferent And the Power of the Off
The Case of Obedience to Rulers in Things Indifferent And the Power of the Off
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Reverend Brethren, to discuss briefly this case of conscience, and to suggest the course which any one who finds himself in this dilemma appears to be bound to follow. In the first place, it would be his duty to remember, that admitting his view of the case, as regards the people committed to his care, to be correct, he has before him only the choice of scandal; whe- ther by his obedience to a lawful command the congregation shall be scandalized, or by his dis- obedience the Church at large be ...scandalized, and others tempted to follow his example of disobe- dience. Permit me further to observe, what great prudence there is in such circumstances, in distrust- ing to a certain degree our own impressions; and how liable we are, when we disapprove any thing, to fancy that the dislike which others have to it is fully as strong as our own ; and thus to strengthen our- 11 selves in error, by the very prevalence of error in others. The result of which consideration will be this ; that it being certain, that disobedience to a lawful command in things indifferent is a sin ; and it being somewhat more than probable, that the judgment of our superior, given under a full sense of his own personal responsibility, and after mature deliberation, is better than our own ; it becomes our duty not only cheerfully to comply with it, but also to endeavour to persuade others to a patient submission, and to permit the trial to be made, whether the things enjoined by the superior be not, as he believes them to be, on the whole conducive to piety and order, and tending to the general welfare of God's people.
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Reverend Brethren, to discuss briefly this case of conscience, and to suggest the course which any one who finds himself in this dilemma appears to be bound to follow. In the first place, it would be his duty to remember, that admitting his view of the case, as regards the people committed to his care, to be correct, he has before him only the choice of scandal; whe- ther by his obedience to a lawful command the congregation shall be scandalized, or by his dis- obedience the Church at large be ...scandalized, and others tempted to follow his example of disobe- dience. Permit me further to observe, what great prudence there is in such circumstances, in distrust- ing to a certain degree our own impressions; and how liable we are, when we disapprove any thing, to fancy that the dislike which others have to it is fully as strong as our own ; and thus to strengthen our- 11 selves in error, by the very prevalence of error in others. The result of which consideration will be this ; that it being certain, that disobedience to a lawful command in things indifferent is a sin ; and it being somewhat more than probable, that the judgment of our superior, given under a full sense of his own personal responsibility, and after mature deliberation, is better than our own ; it becomes our duty not only cheerfully to comply with it, but also to endeavour to persuade others to a patient submission, and to permit the trial to be made, whether the things enjoined by the superior be not, as he believes them to be, on the whole conducive to piety and order, and tending to the general welfare of God's people.
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