Regarding the Debates in the Church

Quote from John Newton

Men are born, educated, and called under a variety of circumstances. Habits of life, local customs, and even bodily constitution, have more or less influence in forming their characters, and in giving a turn to their manner of thinking. The result is this: in whatever is essential to their peace and holiness, they are led by the same Spirit and think the same things. But in matters of a secondary nature their sentiments may, and often do, differ, as much as the features on their faces. A uniformity of judgment among them is not to be expected while the wisest are defective in knowledge, the best are defiled with sin, and while the weaknesses of human nature are common to them all. They might maintain a unity of spirit, and live in mutual love, were it not that everyone believes that they are bound in conscience to prescribe their own line of conduct as the standard to which all others must conform. Their little differences form them into so many separate interests. They defend their own plans and oppose all who cannot agree with them in a small matter. This makes them forget they are children in the same family and servants of the same master.

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