William Poynter

William Poynter (20 May 1762 – 26 November 1827) was an English prelate of the Catholic Church. Quotes What contradictions do we not daily observe, between the private judgments of individuals on the most ordinary questions, that occur to be examined by them? How difficult is it often for twelve men to come to an uniform judgment, on the same subject? Must there not be error, amidst these contradictory individual judgments and opinions? What reasonable man, then, would ever admit, that the private judgment of every individual is a basis and rule of certitude, in determining what are the doctrines, precepts, and institutions of Christ; or what are the dispositions and conditions of salvation, which were prescribed by him, and on the knowledge, and observance of which the eternal happiness of every individual depends? Christianity; Or, the Evidences and Characters of the Christian Religion (1827) External links Category:1762 births Category:Catholics from England Category:Clergy from England Category:Roman Catholic bishops Category:1827 deaths