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the Rev. W. Turner , Jun. , MA., Lives of the eminent Unitarians, James Foster (search)
n's General Biography, art. Fleetwood. The sermon on Heresy involved our author in a lengthened controversy with one of the most noted polemics of the day, Dr. Stebbing, Chaplain to his Majesty, and Preacher at Gray's Inn. The text is Titus III. 10, 11, A man that is a heretic, after the first and second admonition, reject; kbnoxious sense of the word, hether point not brought prominently forward by either party, in which consists the real root of bitterness in the whole dispute. Dr. Stebbing's argument does not go to vindicate excommunication for heresy, as practised by the English and other established churches, still less the civil disabilities, case it were better that they should be rejected for their immorality, which is open and clear, than for their heresy, of which we cannot so readily judge. Dr. Stebbing's tracts in this controversy, especially his first letter, have quite a sufficient seasoning of supercilious dogmatism, and are replied to by Foster with spiri