Excerpt from Sermons and Tracts N ow were the origin of a custom of more consequence than it is to a question concern ing the propriety of it, can any one doubt who credits even the answerer's own account, but that the motive assigned in the Consider etions both did exist, and 'was the principal motive? There is one account, indeed, of the origin of this custom, which, were it true, would directly concern the question. This practice, our author tells us in another part of his Answer, is said to be derived from the apostles themselves. I care not what is acids It is impossible that the practice com plained of, the imposition of articles of faith by fallible men, could originate from the apostles, who, under the direction by which they acted, were infallible'r. 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.