Author: Agénor De Gasparin

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2017-07-21

Total Pages: 408

ISBN-13: 9781527651029

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Excerpt from The Schools of Doubt and the School of FaithIT is a good many years since Adolphe Monod one day preached a sermon to his people on the words, God so loved the world, that He gave His only-begotten Son, that whosoever believeth on Him should not perish, but have everlasting life.' The true Godhead and manhood of our Lord was the subject on which the preacher eloquently dwelt; and, at the conclusion, he announced that on the following Lord's-day he would again preach from the same text, and show the connexion of these great doctrines with the salvation of men. There was very much in the preaching of M. Monod that was distasteful to his congregation, or at least to his Consistoire, deeply tainted as they were with Socinianism, and other errors too prevalent among the Protestants of France; but the breadth and power with which the doctrines they disliked were asserted in this particular sermon, exasperated them beyond measure, and they warned Mr. M. That unless he abstained from preaching the second sermon, and avoided such subjects in future, they would complain of him to the prefect, and demand his removal. The law regarding Protestantism, at that time, made the twenty-five highest tax payers of the congregation elders and members of the Consistoire; and, in order to secure the removal of any.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis 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.

Download or read book The Schools of Doubt and the School of Faith (Classic Reprint) written by Agénor De Gasparin and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-07-21 with total page 408 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Schools of Doubt and the School of FaithIT is a good many years since Adolphe Monod one day preached a sermon to his people on the words, God so loved the world, that He gave His only-begotten Son, that whosoever believeth on Him should not perish, but have everlasting life.' The true Godhead and manhood of our Lord was the subject on which the preacher eloquently dwelt; and, at the conclusion, he announced that on the following Lord's-day he would again preach from the same text, and show the connexion of these great doctrines with the salvation of men. There was very much in the preaching of M. Monod that was distasteful to his congregation, or at least to his Consistoire, deeply tainted as they were with Socinianism, and other errors too prevalent among the Protestants of France; but the breadth and power with which the doctrines they disliked were asserted in this particular sermon, exasperated them beyond measure, and they warned Mr. M. That unless he abstained from preaching the second sermon, and avoided such subjects in future, they would complain of him to the prefect, and demand his removal. The law regarding Protestantism, at that time, made the twenty-five highest tax payers of the congregation elders and members of the Consistoire; and, in order to secure the removal of any.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis 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.