An Examination Of President Edwards Inquiry Into The Freedom Of The Will PDF Download

Excerpt from An Examination of President Edwards's Inquiry on the Freedom of the Will Differences of opinion respecting Edwards's work on the Will - Its relation to scriptural theology - It is liable to be perverted and misapprehended - Peculiarities in the language of Edwards - Arminianism. Among the causes of the lamentable dissensions with which, at the present day, the American churches are agitated, a place has been assigned to President Edwards's Treatise on the Freedom of the Will. It is alledged, that differences of opinion respecting the principles and influence of this great work, have occasioned jealousy and alienation of feeling, among those who ought to be closely united, in the bonds of Christian affection and fellowship. If the fact be really so, it is high time to inquire, whether the fault is in the work itself, or in those who read it, or in those who, without having read it, undertake to pronounce authoritatively upon its merits. That it has had, for nearly a century past, a commanding influence, over our religious, as well as our philosophical opinions, will not be questioned by those who have marked attentively the distinguishing features of the age. If this influence is, on the whole, unfavorable to the cause of truth and piety, it becomes us to inquire, in what way its injurious tendency may be counteracted. 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.