Nothing reasonable--can suffer by discussion.

All doctrines, really sacred, must be clear, and incapable of being opposed with success." "That immoral tendency of doctrines, which has been urged as a reason against allowing the public discussion of them, may be either avowed and direct?
or only a consequence with which they are charged.

If it is avowed and direct, such doctrines certainly will not spread; the principles rooted, in human nature will resist them, and the advocates of them will be soon disgraced.

If, on the contrary, it is only a consequence with which a doctrine is charged, it should be considered how apt all parties are to charge the doctrines they oppose with bad tendencies.

It is well known that Calvinists and Arminians, Trinitarians and Socinians, Fatalists and Free-Willers, are continually exclaiming against one another's opinions, as dangerous and licentious.