Synopsis
""The Divine Authority of the Scriptures Asserted"" is a book written by John Goodwin that defends the importance and validity of the Bible as the ultimate source of divine authority. Goodwin argues that the Scriptures are the foundation of all Christian beliefs and practices, and that they provide a clear path to salvation and eternal life. He also argues that the Bible is the only reliable source of knowledge about God and the spiritual realm, and that it is necessary for Christians to study and understand it in order to live a truly blessed life. Through his powerful arguments and insightful analysis of Scripture, Goodwin provides a compelling defense of the divine authority of the Bible that is sure to inspire and enlighten readers of all backgrounds and beliefs.1648. This work is a discourse of sovereign use and service in these times; not only against that King of errors, and heresies antiscriptural, who hath already destroyed the faith of many, and hath all the faith in the world yet remaining, in chafe, but also against all such inward suggestions and secret underminings of Satan, by which he privily attempts the ruin of the precious faith and hope, wherewith the Saints have built up themselves with much spiritual industry and care. Together with two tables annexed, the former, of the contents and several arguments more largely prosecuted in the treatise; the latter, of such text of scripture which some light is given therein. Written in Old English.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.
About the Author
John Goodwin is a Reader in Sociology at the University of Leicester. As a sociologist, his principal research interests include the broad areas of the sociology of work, (especially education to work transitions and gender and work), social science research methods (life histories, work narratives, auto/biography, the re-use of qualitative and archival data) and the history of sociology. He has expertise in using biographical methods and has used narrative interviews and epistolary analysis in his research on Norbert Elias, Ilya Neustadt and his restudy of Elias's Adjustment of Young Workers to Adult Roles project. He is currently an editorial board member of the "Journal of Youth Studies, Education and Training", and the "European Journal of Industrial Training".
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