An Historical View of Heresies and Vindication of the Primitive Faith - Brossura

McFarland, Asa

Brossura

ISBN 10: 1150105585 ISBN 13: 9781150105586

Casa editrice: General Books, 2012

Riassunto

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated.1806 Excerpt: ... W. If Christians were now of one mind, they would be less guarded and precise in the exhibition of their opinions.. In this respect, they would, in some measure, write in the manner of the primitive authors. They would not sp strongly insist on doctrines, if there were few or none who denied them. As opposition appeared, and gathered strength, we shall see that the friends of Evangelical truth roBe In its vindication j and they took very decisive measures to combat a Heresy which they deemed to be dangerous. CHAP. Vi« The conduct ofthe primitive Christians, towards those persons, who denied the divinity and the atonemen t of Jesus Christ. IF no satisfactBry evidence could be pro-' duced from the writings of the primitive Christians, to ptove that they were Trinita-' rians; yet if it can be made to appear, that when the Unitarian. doctrine was divulged, they, in the most pointed terms, disapproved. of it, ho reasonable.ground for doubt is left that the doctrine of the Trinity was the doctrine of the. primitive ages..; Thee is a max hh, founded on experience, that the actions cf men speak louder than their words. Their conduct is a more certain indication of their real sentiments, than.any professions. which they make. « /. " ' If there be proof, that when the.Unitarian doctrine made its first appearance in the Gen tile Church, it excited alarm; said if those, who first divulged this sentiment,.were cut off from the, fellowship of the Churches; these facts will prove, that the sentim.ent.was new, and that those who then adopted it, were considered 'as having forfeited the character of Christians. For.ii.is manifest injustice to deprive men of the privileges of Christians, who have not forfeited the character. If the. Deity of Jesus Christ be a doct...

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• Editore: General Books
• Data di pubblicazione: 2012
• ISBN 10: 1150105585
• ISBN 13: 9781150105586
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 58