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The Life and Times of Jesus the Messiah Vol 1 - Predestination

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elieve <strong>and</strong> what to feel, was chiefly matter <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />

Haggadah. Of course <strong>the</strong> laws <strong>of</strong> morality, <strong>and</strong><br />

religion, as laid down in <strong>the</strong> Pentateuch, were<br />

fixed principles, but <strong>the</strong>re was <strong>the</strong> greatest<br />

divergence <strong>and</strong> latitude in <strong>the</strong> explanation <strong>and</strong><br />

application <strong>of</strong> many <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>m. A man might hold or<br />

propound almost any views, so long as he<br />

contravened not <strong>the</strong> Law <strong>of</strong> Moses, as it was<br />

understood, <strong>and</strong> adhered in teaching <strong>and</strong> practice<br />

to <strong>the</strong> traditional ordinances. In principle it was<br />

<strong>the</strong> same liberty which <strong>the</strong> Bonush Church accords<br />

to its pr<strong>of</strong>essing members—only with much wider<br />

application, since <strong>the</strong> debatable ground embraced<br />

so many matters <strong>of</strong> faith, <strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong> liberty given was<br />

not only that <strong>of</strong> private opinion but <strong>of</strong> public<br />

utterance. We emphasise this, because <strong>the</strong> absence<br />

<strong>of</strong> authoritative direction <strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong> latitude in matters<br />

<strong>of</strong> faith<br />

OHAP.<br />

vm

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