An Examination Of The Rev F D Maurices Strictures On The Bampton Lectures Of 1858 Classic Reprint

Author : Henry Longueville Mansel
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ISBN 13 : 9781331039211
Total Pages : 114 pages
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Download or read book An Examination of the Rev. F. D. Maurice's Strictures on the Bampton Lectures of 1858 (Classic Reprint) written by Henry Longueville Mansel and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-09 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from An Examination of the Rev. F. D. Maurice's Strictures on the Bampton Lectures of 1858 But nothing short of irresistible evidence will warrant us in attributing to such a man as Mr. Maurice either the want of intelligence implied in the former supposition or the want of candour implied in the latter. The evidence may perhaps be forthcoming; but at any rate the charge must be proved and not assumed. Perhaps the best course open to me is not to attempt any explanation at all. I am compelled in self-defence to point out the existence, in Mr. Maurice's book, of a tissue of continuous misrepresentation, which I believe has no parallel in recent literature; but I shall endeavour, in the discharge of this duty, to confine myself to the necessary statements and proofs; leaving the reader to determine for himself how the facts which I am about to adduce can be accounted for with the least prejudice to Mr.Maurice's reputation. To some indeed of Mr. Maurice's charges I shall not attempt to reply at all. I do not think it worth while to enter upon a controversy in defence of the merely literary character of my Lectures. Mr. Maurice, in his anxiety to leave no weapon of attack unemployed, has discovered that my style is in one place "bewildering," in another, "jargon," in another, "a wilderness of words," in another, "vagueness," in another, "slip-slop" (whatever that may mean); and that my thoughts exhibit "terms and realities hopelessly mingled." I am quite ready to plead guilty to these charges, if my accuser's writings are to be considered as examples of the opposite qualities. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This 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.