… of its historical association with Jonathan Edwards Sen.. In particular, Joseph Bellamy’s work True Religion Delineated is being re-valued as a book which influenced 18th century Particular Baptist thinking so radically that it became an evangelistic force second to none in the world. As Andrew Fuller claimed indebtedness to Bellamy for his ideas underlining his work The Gospel Worthy of All Acceptation, and as this book has been labelled the “health-restoring purgative to the …
Posts Tagged True Religion Delineated
Harmon on Fuller
Nov 7
… a glance, for instance, that The Gospel Worthy reflects the theology and words of Bellamy’s True Religion Delineated, to a high degree.
Harmon’s accusation that I view Nettles, whom I greatly respect, and Haykin with whom I work closely, as infidels, is plain slander. These brethren and myself have been theological sparring partners on occasions, but we have been happily preserved from using Harmon’s invectives.
Harmon’s recommendation of Arthur Kirkby’s …
… (1745-1801) and Timothy Dwight (1752-1817) popularised themselves with such catch-phrases as ‘true religion delineated’; ‘God heartily invites all’; ‘divine efficiency’; and ‘disinterested benevolence’. They were notorious for denying penal substitution; imputation and the inability of man to exercise faith savingly, stressing the need for human agency in appropriating God’s provisions in salvation. Their American contenders claimed that nothing was lacking in man but his …
… respectively that the doctrines of grace were for believers only or to be rejected as ‘the religion of the Turks’.
Contrary to adverse criticism that Huntington stood alone, he was supported by a relatively large number of Independent, Anglican and Baptist ministers. Huntington upheld the Biblical teaching of Christ’s imputed righteousness which Fuller rejected and Wesley often ridiculed. Huntington was a great winner of souls and preached to thousands. He was able to …
Apostate Church of England
Dec 17
… understand a ‘tit’ without consulting the ‘tat’ which gave rise to it. The number of true Reformers and Puritans were equally balanced on both sides so doctrine had nothing to do with the Commonwealth Usurpation. The big surprise in 1662 was that so many who had eagerly joined Cromwell’s Puppet Church, set up by his Model Army and Model Parliament, were equally eager to join the Restoration Episcopal Church which sadly, and very much as a result of this, never regained its …
Sir:
Since this newspaper began, debate has continued amongst correspondents as to what true religion entails. It is interesting to note that John Calvin has invariably been put forward as representing all sides in their highly different positions. This is neither surprising nor helpful. Calvin was a second generation Reformer whose works reflect strong Lutheran, Zwinglian, Bullingerite and Bucerian influences in their conflicting aspects. Furthermore, whereas Calvin’s Swiss and …
… who refused church union eventually enforcing a devastating politico-Separatist state-religion onto the English Church. They demanded absolute compliance with their own intolerant chauvinistic politics as the only way to citizenship and church membership. They punished Dissenters mercilessly and banned church self-rule. I merely claim here that Laud ought to be given an accurate hearing according to contemporary evidence. Yet, Mr Wilson still disregards my plea asking me …
… so his modern fans are presenting him as their only hope in making Christianity a rational religion which even fallen man can comprehend and follow faithfully. We are thus seeing one formally Calvinistic church after the other, followed by their magazines and newsletters, proclaiming a ‘modified Calvinism’ which claims that the old doctrines are too high, or even hyper, and that an inner knowledge of the truth is as common as the offer of salvation is universal.
Anyone …
… the BOT have now abandoned Reformation teaching altogether, giving their readers a philosophy of religion which appeals to the fallen human heart and mind. Fuller based his gospel on the human ideal of man’s alleged agency in co-operating with God in salvation as His partner. Iain Murray tells us that ‘God works all and man does all’. 1 Geoffrey Thomas says ‘God does all and man does all’ in salvation. 2 Fuller’s ‘ Gospel’ which he says is ‘Worthy of All …
