Theology Explained And Defended In A Series Of Sermons Vol 3 Of 5 Classic Reprint

Author : Timothy Dwight
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780365464549
Total Pages : 556 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (645 download)

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Download or read book Theology, Vol. 5 of 5 written by Timothy Dwight and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-03-23 with total page 556 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Theology, Vol. 5 of 5: Explained and Defended in a Series of Sermons From these considerations, arises the importance of inculcating much, and often, the preceptive part of the Scriptures, from the Desk. I well know, that preaching of this nature has been Op posed, and censured, by individuals, in several classes Of Chris tians. By flntinomians it may be consistently censured. As these men suppose themselves released from the Law Of God, as a rule Of duty, by the gracious dispensation Of the Gospel; they have considered the preaching of the Law as useless, and even as mischievous. Such sermons as have urged the religious and moral duties Of man, they have styled ff legal sermons, and those who have delivered them, legal preachers. By this language they have intended to insinuate, or Openly to declare, that the de sign Of such preaching was the establishment of the doctrine, that we are justified by works of Law; and the subversion of the Evangelical doctrine, that we are justified by grace, through faith in the Redeemer. That men have urged obedience to the Pre cepts of the Scriptures, with this design, I shall not question, any more than that the same men have pursued the same design by descanting on the doctrines of the Scriptures; and even on those, which are purely Evangelical. But, that inculcating the practical duties, which are required of mankind in the Scriptures, is, in this sense, legal preaching, I wholly deny. If this is its true charac ter, Christ Himself was a legal preacher. This Glorious Person in his own discourses has given these precepts, expatiated upon them, and urged obedience to them upon mankind, in a vast multi tude of forms, to a great extent, and with unrivalled force and beauty. His Sermon on the Mount is an illustrious, and pre-em inent example of this nature. 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.