A History Of The Origin And Progress Of The Doctrine Of Universal Salvation

Written by Thomas Brown, a prominent Universalist minister, this book provides a comprehensive history of the doctrine of universal salvation, from its origins to the mid-nineteenth century. Brown argues that universal salvation, the belief that all people will ultimately be reconciled to God, is fully supported by scripture, reason, and common sense. This book is an essential read for anyone interested in the history of Christian theology. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Excerpt from A History of the Origin and Progress of the Doctrine of Universal Salvation: Also the Final Reconciliation Zoroaster, 232. St. Clemens, 233, St. Augustine, 234, 236. H St. Cyril, 234. St. Chrysostom, 234. St. Jerome, 235. St. Ignatius, 235. Origen, 237, 238, 239. Theo dore, 238. Dr. Samuel Huber, 240, 245. Richard Gopin, 245. Bishop Rust, 249. J. White, 250, 253. Chevalier Ramsay, 250. Archbishop Tillotson, 111, 250, 255. Dr. Thomas Burnet, 250. Dr. Cheyne, 250. Dr. Johnson, 250. Hilton, 250. Pope, 250. Howard, the philanthropist, 250. Dr. Hartley. 231, 251. Bishop Sherlock, 252. Dr. Wm. Whiston, 253, 254, 256. Bishop Newton, 256, 381, 385. Sir James Stonehouse, 256, 320. Dr. Paley, 14, 256. R. Wright, 257, Dr. Browne, 257. Dr. Morgan, 257. Dr. Steed, 257. Dr. Watts, 83, 258. Paul Seigvolck, 259, 319. Petitpierre, 260. Wm. Law, 262, 264. James Relly, 264, 325. John 264 to 308, 326 - his death, 304. Mason writes in support of the doctrine, but not a Univer salist, 275, 308. Gen. Greene, 305. Dr. Chauncey, 312 to 317. E. Winchester, 319 to 331 - his death, 327, 340, 394. Dr. Franklin, 215, 325. Dr. Rush, 325. Dr. Priestley, 325. Gen. Washington countenances Winchester and Murray, 325, 326. John Wesley appears to be a believer, see 331 to 336. J. Huntington, 339 to 343. Wm. P. Smith, 347. Joseph Young, 347, 349. Lindsey, Grundy, Estlin. Yates, Belshanr and Dr. Smith, 363. Hosea Ballou, 350. W. Balfour, 351. T. Bigelow, 356. T. Cotton. 361. A. Kneeland, 363. 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.