A Dissertation on Native Depravity (Classic Reprint)
by Gardiner Spring
Excerpt from A Dissertation on Native Depravity
We should have no particular motives to dis turb men in these notions, if we did not believe them to be both false and dangerous. But con fident of this, we are not at liberty any longer to be silent. We sincerely hope the time has come, when this subject will undergo a faithful discus sion. If we are not deceived, truth is very precious to us; and we care not how, or through whose instrumentality, we find it. If the doc trine on which we propose to submit a few re marks in the following pages, be not found in the Bible, we have no such attachments to it, and no such habits of thinking, as to be unwilling they should all be broken up. We will surrender our selves to no theory, no adventurous speculations, no previous mode of thinking. But if we know ourselves, we mean to bow to the decisions of God's holy word. To the law and to the testi mony; if we speak not according to these, it is because there is no light in us. Most cheerfully do we join issue with a writer whom we very highly esteem, on the other side of the question, and say, Speak consciencefichristian kind ness-god's Holy Word - and I ask for no more.
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We should have no particular motives to dis turb men in these notions, if we did not believe them to be both false and dangerous. But con fident of this, we are not at liberty any longer to be silent. We sincerely hope the time has come, when this subject will undergo a faithful discus sion. If we are not deceived, truth is very precious to us; and we care not how, or through whose instrumentality, we find it. If the doc trine on which we propose to submit a few re marks in the following pages, be not found in the Bible, we have no such attachments to it, and no such habits of thinking, as to be unwilling they should all be broken up. We will surrender our selves to no theory, no adventurous speculations, no previous mode of thinking. But if we know ourselves, we mean to bow to the decisions of God's holy word. To the law and to the testi mony; if we speak not according to these, it is because there is no light in us. Most cheerfully do we join issue with a writer whom we very highly esteem, on the other side of the question, and say, Speak consciencefichristian kind ness-god's Holy Word - and I ask for no more.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comwww.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.
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Published November 26th 2018 by Forgotten Books (first published July 12th 2013)
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Gardiner Spring was born in 1785, attended Berwick Academy in Maine and later graduated from Yale University in 1805. In 1806 he married Miss Susan Barney and moved to Bermuda where he worked as a teacher while studying law. By 1808 he left that teaching position to be admitted to the bar in Connecticut, but within a short time came to explore a call to ministry, attending Andover Seminary from 1809 - 1810. His first pastoral call was to the Brick Church of New York City in 1810 and his entire ministerial career of 63 years was served at this post.
He was an industrious author, and wrote many works.
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