But may not the young and the ignorant trust in the guidance of a teacher? In his sermon on private judgment, Dr. Tattershall treats of this question, and lays down the following rule:—“In the case of adults, such reliance is justifiable _so far_, and _no farther_, than it is unavoidable. So far as God has not given the ability, or the opportunity of investigation, so far he will not require it; but in whatever degree any person has the power and opportunity of examining the will of God for himself,—in that degree,—whether he exercise his privilege _or not,—God will hold him responsible_. As to the liability to fall into error;—beyond all doubt, such liability exists, whether we submit to the guidance of any teacher, or exercise our own private judgment.”[111] How, let me ask, can we avoid drawing the following inferences? (1.) That the greater part of mankind must be held to be in a condition rendering this reliance on a teacher “_unavoidable_.” (2.) For this reliance, then, such portion of mankind must be held _justified in the sight of God_. (3.) But such dependence makes them liable to err; and must, in fact, have led countless multitudes into error. (4.) If these errors are fatal to salvation, then _God_ _inflicts eternal torments for the inevitable results of a justifiable act_. (5.) If these errors are not fatal to salvation, then _there is salvation out of the faith_. The result, then, of this external system is, that you may be saved on either of two conditions; that you belong to the orthodox literary sect, and hold the antiquarian opinions of the priests; or, that you belong to the ignorant, and can find out the right persons to whom to say, “I will believe, as you believe.”