Excerpt from Memoirs of the Life and Writings of John Jortin, D. DBe this as it may, with refpect to our au thor, it will be fuflicient for his readers to benefit by his abilities, his genius, and his learning, from a careful perufal of his writ ings, and to apply the refult of their reading, according as the unprejudiced judgment of each {hall direé't. Where he affords them light, they will do well to follow it, and to improve it. If Dr. Jiortin's theological opi nions were not in perfeét conformity with his fubfcriptions, (as others underfiand the for mularies referred to, ) that was his perfonal concern, and whether the dogmas of that cliurch, of which he was a member, are agreeable to the word of God, and confidently required of protefiants, it very nearly concerns the {late to inquire. As {he hath already ln terpofed her authority, the alone is now competent to correct her own great error, for this molt defi'rable reformation can only he effeé'red by expun gin g from'her laws every fiature that prefumes to impofe upon the con fciences of her fubjeé'rs, or to retrench that li 'herty wherewith Chrift hath made them free.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.