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end of the fourth century. Remarks on Ward's Differtations, p. 136.

It is farther faid, that the liberal spirit of chriftians is strongly against any such a diftinction of meats as the prohibition of the ufe of blood fuppofes; and that even the letter of the declaration of our Lord and

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his apoftles excludes any fuch diftinction. Thus we read, Matt. xv. II. "Not that "which goeth into the mouth defileth a "man: but that which cometh out of the

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mouth, this defileth a man." And the apostle Paul reprefents him who believeth that he may eat all things, as not weak, but as of a ftronger and more enlarged mind than he who thought and acted differently, Rom. xiv. I. He alfo fays, v. 17. "The

kingdom of God is not meat and drink, "but righteoufnefs, and peace, and joy in "the Holy Ghoft;" and v. 20. All things "are pure: but it it is evil for "eateth with offence."

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But our Saviour made the declaration above-mentioned, at a time when he him

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felf ftrictly conformed even to the Jewish distinction of meats; and Paul might only allude to the fame restrictions, to which, as well as to other Jewish rites, many chriftians then conformed. The fame apostle, in the fame general manner, makes light of all diftinction of days, though, he no doubt, made a distinction of one day of rest.

Though, in difcuffing this fubject, I have generally mentioned the arguments for the prohibition of blood before those against it, and have replied to the latter more than to the former, I would not have my reader conclude, that I am fully determined in my judgment with respect to it. Let him weigh what has been advanced on both fides, and decide for himself; not forgetting, that this question relates to the least of all positive precepts, and that all pofitive or ceremonial precepts are of little importance compared to the smallest moral duty.

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