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Chapter 18

           Butreligious!andforYOU,whointendtobeaministeroftheGospel!”

           “Sinceyouhavealludedtothematter,father,”saidtheson,withanxiousthoughtuponhisface,“Ishouldliketosay,onceforall,thatIshouldprefernottotakeOrders.IfearIcouldnotconscientiouslydoso.IlovetheChurchasonelovesaparent.Ishallalwayshavethewarmestaffectionforher.ThereisnoinstitutionforwhosehistoryIhaveadeeperadmiration;butIcannothonestlybeordainedherminister,asmybrothersare,whilesherefusestoliberatehermindfromanuntenableredemptivetheolarty.”

           Ithadneveroccurredtothestraightforwardandsimple-mindedVicarthatoneofhisownfleshandbloodcouldcometothis!Hewasstultified,shocked,paralysed.AndifAngelwerenotgoingtoentertheChurch,whatwastheuseofsendinghimtoCambridge?TheUniversityasasteptoanythingbutordinationseemed,tothismanoffixedideas,aprefacewithoutavolume.Hewasamannotmerelyreligious,butdevout;afirmbelievernotasthephraseisnowelusivelyconstruedbytheologicalthimble-riggersintheChurchandoutofit,butintheoldandardentsenseoftheEvangelicalschool:onewhocould

           Indeedopine

           ThattheEternalandDivine

           Did,eighteencenturiesago

           Inverytruth...

           Angel’sfathertriedargument,persuasion,entreaty.

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