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Debate on the Points of Difference in Faith and Practice Between the Two Religious Bodies Known as the Disciples of Christ and the Regular
Debate on the Points of Difference in Faith and Practice Between the Two Religious Bodies Known as the Disciples of Christ and the Regular Author:John Crawford Title: Debate on the Points of Difference in Faith and Practice Between the Two Religious Bodies Known as the Disciples of Christ and the Regular Baptists Subtitle: Embracing the Subject of Calvinism and the Design of Baptism General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1875 Original Publisher: E. Sheppard Subjects: Canad... more »a History / Canada / General History / Military / Canada Religion / Christianity / Denominations Travel / Canada / General Notes: This is a black and white OCR reprint of the original. It has no illustrations and there may be typos or missing text. When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million books for free. Excerpt: PROF. CRAWFORD'S PREFACE. According to agreement I have the privilege of prefixing a brief preface to this controversy ; but as neither party is at liberty to insert any debatable matter, I feel it to be unnecessary to write more than a few words. In revising my addresses I observed some portions which I would have liked to enlarge and improve were this admissible; but, as both parties are to abide by the reporter's copy, unless with such slight revision as he may sanction, it must go to the press just as delivered, according to his impartial verdict. I do not make this remark by way of apology ; as I do not wish to see any alteration made in the arguments which I employed in debate, as I believe them to be held in strict harmony with the Word of God, whatever they may lack in finish, owing to their being necessarily delivered extempore. I would observe that in my last address, being anxious to introduce another important topic before the termination of the debate, viz : the nature of saving faith, I was obliged to leave some of Mr. Sweeny's arguments, which he delivered in his preceding address, unanswered ; but no argument I think of any importance. As he was, according to arrangement, Note. -- When Pro...« less