Protestant Nonconformity, &C. Two Discourses, Delivered At The Annual Double Lecture, At Oldbury. The Former By J. Scott - Softcover

James Scott; John Kenrick

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0371358019 ISBN 13: 9780371358016

Publisher: HardPress, 2019

Synopsis

Protestant Nonconformity, &C. Two Discourses, Delivered At The Annual Double Lecture, At Oldbury. The Former By J. Scott, And The Latter By J. Kenrick James Scott’s sermon, based on Galatians 5:1, discusses the liberty Christians enjoy in Christ and argues against the yoke of ceremonial law, linking the subject to the memory of the 1662 Act of Uniformity and the ejection of ministers who could not conform. Kenrick’s discourse extends the theme, defending religious liberty and the rights of private judgment, and urging charity and kindness among Christians regardless of differing opinions. The volume situates the sermons within a broader history of Protestant Dissenters, tracing origins of the nonconformist movement, the cycles of persecution under the Uniformity and Conventicle Acts, and the gradual expansions of toleration. It includes Appendices with biographical and institutional notes on the Dudley and Oldbury lectures, illustrating the long-standing commitment of dissenting ministers to liberty and the gospel. The authors conclude with exhortations to gratitude, humility, and unity, and a steadfast fidelity to the liberty Christ affords.

Edition details

• Publisher: HardPress
• Publication date: 2019
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0371358019
• ISBN 13: 9780371358016
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 76