Excerpt from An Appeal for the Ancient Doctrines of the Religious Society of Friends In this state of things, it pleased the Lord Almighty, in his infinite love and goodness, to visit the kingdom of Great Britain with his glorious day - spring from on high, and to prepare and anoint chosen messengers to go through the land, to proclaim anew the everlasting gospel of life and salvation, as it was preached by the primitive ministers and believers in Christ. These were changed men themselves, before they went about to instruct others. Their religion was not acquired in the schools of the learned, nor by any effort of their own intellectual faculties, whether cultivated or not; but it was learned in the school of Christ, under the humbling discipline of his cross, and by the immediate teachings of his Holy Spirit in their hearts. Thus they were made living witnesses of his power, and of his second coming without sin unto salvation; and as they grew in grace they were established on Christ Jesus, the rock and foundation upon which He builds his church. As they were prepared for it, the mysteries of the kindom were opened to them, and their minds enabled to understand and receive the doctrines of the Holy Scriptures, which they highly esteemed and believed were to be rightly understood, and the precious promises they contain availingly applied, only by the same Spirit which gave them forth. 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.

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Excerpt from Brief Remarks on the Appeal for the Ancient Doctrines of the Religious Society of Friends: Put Forth by the Yearly Meeting of Philadelphia in 1847 Another passage of the same tenor is found in a book entitled Hints on the Portable Evidences of Christianity, ' (london, where the following language is used in p. 33. 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.

Belief in the Bible as God's authoritative revelation to humanity forms the bedrock of the Christian faith, laying the groundwork for nearly everything in the practice of theology. For the last 150 years or so, this doctrine has been put under the microscope of the modern age, with focused attention-and criticism-falling on three main subject areas: the authority of Scripture, the sufficiency of Scripture, and the interpretation of Scripture. Ancient Word, Changing Worlds tells the story of these developments in the doctrine of Scripture in the modern age, combining in one volume both narrative chapters and chapters devoted to primary source materials. This new genre of historical theology will appeal to general readers, who will be drawn in by the book's prose style, and students, who will benefit from features like timelines, charts, explanations of key terms, and introductions and explanatory notes for the primary source documents.