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This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger
Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain
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communities represent practically different religions. The
Catechism of the Free Church Council has done something to remove
that impression; but it is possible to go further, and to show that
the general principles therein embodied are at the root of all
Evangelicalism. Bishop Gore admits that he, as a High Churchman, is
pleased with the Catechism, and that, at least as regards those of
its definitions with which he is dealing, the underlying principles
are his. It may surely be shown that the word Evangelical is not a
loose term, but one to which a definite significance can be
attached, and which connotes the essential truths of the Christian
religion. In attempting to set forth the common faith of
Evangelical Protestantism, certain con- Governing siderations by
which the study of the considerations. subject is governed need to
be indicated. i. The ground taken must be positive throughout. It
is not enough to defend ourselves against Rome; to do that and no
more, is to sacrifice an Positive ground advantage of position
which is properly taken, ours. We do not grant to Romanism any true
priority, and turn about to justify ourselves for departing from
her fold. That is the position into which she would force us: ' You
have left the original Church; you have incurred the responsibility
of dividing the Body of Christ; you must answer for it.' We do not
accept that statement of the case. We have not broken away; we are
the Church of Christ; our Christianity to-day is that of the
primitive Christians and of the apostles, and we are prepared to
submit it to the test of the Founder'steaching. It is Rome that has
made the departure; her system will not bear the same test, and
when we come to inquire, we find that she does not claim for it
that it will. Hence our answer to Rome is...
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger
Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain
imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed
pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we
have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting,
preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger
Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and
hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone
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