Quakerism not Christianity: or, Reasons for renouncing the doctrine of Friends

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Quakerism not Christianity or aUAKERISM

NOT CHRISTIANITY:

PART FIRST. Harshness

Page.

Sincerity, . . . .

Address to certain ministers of

Sentiments of Dr. Miller, .

the gospel, . •

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Priest-craft, ....

Their probable estimate of Qua-

Confidence, . . • • kerism, ....

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Irreligious sages, . . .

Sentiments of Dr. Alexander,

Changing one's religion, .

Friends a society, not a church,

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Union of the evangelical ministry,

The author*s conversionj ■

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Sectarianism, . . . •

Reluctance to leave Friends^ •

Orthodoxy not illiberal.

Success — a criterion,

Dealing's'* at Philadelphia,

Forbearance and evidence.

Decision to profess Christianity,

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Quotation from Dr. Woods,

Dedication to the ministry

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Quotation from Dr. Beecher,

Disownment by FriendSj note 14,

PART SECOND. Believing what we cannot under

stand,

Mottos, . . . . .

Distinction between the mode

Principles, ....

and the fact,

Quotation from Dr. Fitch, • .

George Fox, note 17,

Positions of truth,

Mystery,

Title of this work, what it means.

Definition of Christianity , .

Which party are primitiveFriends, 94

Journal of George Fox, . ' .

His miracles, . ' . .

Incapable of definition, . .

Apostates, . . . .

Conscience all the thing at which they blindly aim,

Motives of the author,

The Spirit,

Predicament of a censurer.

Sophisms of Friends, •

Confession of Friends,

The Apostles, . . . .

Scriptures superfluous,

Different modes of getting rid of

Inspired Interpretation,

Inward-light patriotism,

The resurrection of the body,

Inspired actions,

Education of Friends,

They make God himself to be — a

Their excellences, . , rule of action, ,

All they truly know comes from Sealing of the canon, . 490 the Bible,

Good things in the theatre.

. 501

Inward light among the heathen

Conclusion,

. 503

Anecdote,

. 328

No salvation but that of Christ,

PART THIRD. Practice of the apostles

. 339

Their preaching,

Mottos, . . . .

. 505

Influences of the Spirit,

. 347

A sacrament.

. 508

Views of Friends,

Baptism, . . . .

. 510

Quakerism chance-begotten,

Apostolic practice,

. 515

The catholic views not those of

Friends, . . .

. 519

Texts not in the Bible,

Lay baptism, . . .

. 521

" Winked at,"

. 522

Dr. VVaugh, anecdote,

Subjects and mode, .

. 527

Sin of perverting the gospel,

. 530

The scripture vainly quoted to

In the name of, .

. 535

support their views.

The Lord's supper, .

. 537

Barclay's great proof-texts ex-

Friends' view.

. 560

amined, . . . .

. 562

. 567

Antediluvians,

' Friends,' three &c. .

. 574

Facilities of tradition,

Cardinal's hat, .

. 579

Beauties of nature, .

. 583

The word of God, .

Restraint, . . .

Justification, . . . .

Quakerism waning and to wane.

Barclay's view,

. 591

The Christian ministry,

. 599

Mistakes of inspiration,

Life-devotement,

How Barclay was converted

A call to the ministry.

Plenary inspiration of Fox,

Temporal support, . .

Peculiar testimonies, ;

Example of Paul,

Isai. 30 : 21, the inward teacher,

Anecdote,

Very ancient Friends,

Fox in Nottingham steeple-house.

The first gratis preacher, .

Naked " for a sign ;" note 55,

Value of the ministry.

Friend Bevan, . . . .

Female preachers,

Catacombs of Paris, .

The rule, . .

Sentiments of the General Assem-

Their prohibition not partia

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bly of the Presbyterian church, cal, or temporary.

What saith the scripture, .

Flattery of the sex, .

Quotation from Bishop M'll-

The proper sphere of fem

ale

vaine's Evidences, usefulness, . .

Quotation from Josephus,

Saying of Dr. Mason,

The Bible commended to Chris-

Accountability, . . . .

tians,

Barclay's vitiation of 2 Tim, 3 :

Conclusion, . ,

14-17, . = . , .

Notes, ....

THIS VOLUWIE

Is particularly and most respectfully addressed to the Reverend

Archibald Alexander, D. D. S. T. P. Theological Seminary, Princeton, N. J. Samuel Miller, D. D. do. do.

Leonard Woods, D. D. S. T. P. do. Andover, Mass.

James Richards, D. D. S. T. P. do. Auburn, N. York.

Matthew La Rue Perrine, D. D. do. do.

Nathaniel W. Taylor, D. D. S. T. P. do. Yale College, Con.

Lyman Beecher, D. D. S. T. P. Lane do. Cincinnati, Ohio.

* George A. Baxter, D. D. S. T. P. Union do. Virginia. Edward D. GriflSn, D. D. President of Williams' College, Massachusetts. Heman Humphrey, D. D. do. Amherst do. do. Jeremiah Day, D. D. LL. D. do. Yale do. Connecticut.

Eliphalet Nott, D. D. do. Union do. N. York.

Joshua Bates, D. D. do. Middlebury do. Vermont.

John McDowell, D. D. Pastor of the Ist Pres. Church, Elieabethtown, N. J. Nathan S. S. Beman, D. D. Pastor of the 1st Presbyterian Church, Troy, N. Y. Ezra Styles Ely, D. D. do. 3rd do. Philadelphia.

* I insert this name with great pleasure here — though the place was reserved for another, now " triumphantly " removed to a happier world ; whom I better knew than I have been privileged to know his worthy and honored successor ; and whom it suits the feelings of my heart to commemorate, as best I may, since I can no more — except that I may strive to imitate and commend the example of one of the most useful and consistent characters in the christian ministry ; one of the most judicious and sound divines, which our country and our church had to lose or has been called to mourn. I need not write his name. A thousand fleshly tablets and some more durable monuments, record and will consecrate it in the gratitude of coming ages ! For strangers, however, it may be necessary I refer to the late

Rev. John Holt Rice, D. D. of Virginia.

Samuel Fisher, D. D. Pastor of the Presbyterian Church, Patterson, N. J. * Thomas H. Skinner, D. D. Pastor of the 5th Presbyterian Church, Philad. t Thomas McAuley, D. D. LL. D. do. 10th do, do.

James M. Mathews, D. D. do. South Dutch Church, N. York.

and Chancellor of the University of the city of New York. Thomas De Witt, D. D. Assoc. Pastor of the Coll. Dutch Churches, N. Y. John Woodbridge,"D. D. Pastor of the Bowery Presbyterian Church, N. Y. Benjamin B. Wisner, D. D. Sec. of the Am. B. of Com. for F. Missions. Benjamin H. Rice, D. D. Assoc. Sec. of the American Home Miss. Society. Justin Edwards, D. D. Cor. Sec. of the American Tern. Soc. Andover, Mass.

• Now (lately inaugurated) Theological Seminary, Andover, Mass. t Now Pastor (lately installed) of the Murray-street Presbyterian church, N. York.