An Exposition of the Faith of the Religious Society of Friends in Some of the Fundamental Doctrines of the Christian Religion. 3. Ed (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1848 Excerpt: ... So hath there been an endeavour in our day, to misrepresent the servants and people of the Lord, as deniers of salvation by Jesus Christ; making his birth in Bethlehem of Judea, his travails, sufferings, blood, death, resurrection and ascension, of no value; deniers of the Scriptures of truth; and instead thereof, preaching up salvation by meritorious works of our own; and in short, representing us as enemies to Christianity: concerning which charges, and every particular of them, full, clear and demonstrative answers have been and are given, unto which I refer all unsatisfied persons. That which lies on my spirit at this time, is to declare in the presence, name and power of the Everlasting God, that these things spoken and written of us, are as false as the accusations of the Pharisees concerning Christ Jesus, and as false as the accusations of the Jews concerning the Apostles-----For, " lst. We declare to all nations, tongues, and languages, that we believe in the One, Holy, everlasting God " 2d. We believe concerning him, that he is a Spirit; and concerning his worship, that it is in Spirit, and spiritual---" 3rd. We believe, preach-and publish salvation in or by no other name, but in, by, and through him, of whom all the prophets gave testimony, whom the apostles preached, the primitive saints believed and received, namely, Jesus Christ."--Page 128. 1674. In a work, entitled "Rebellion Rebuked," written by this Friend and John Crook jointly, the following language is used: --" We believe and testify, that this Jesus of Nazareth wrought out or fulfilled all righteousness in his obedience both in doing and suffering the holy law and will of God, and that this righteousness, so wrought out and fulfilled, was not f...