Letters On The Eternal Sonship Of Christ

Letters on the Eternal Sonship of Christ: In Which the Opinions of the Rev. Adam Clarke Are Revised and Refuted by Leroy Madison Lee, first published in 1849, is a rare manuscript, the original residing in one of the great libraries of the world. This book is a reproduction of that original, which has been scanned and cleaned by state-of-the-art publishing tools for better readability and enhanced appreciation. Restoration Editors' mission is to bring long out of print manuscripts back to life. Some smudges, annotations or unclear text may still exist, due to permanent damage to the original work. We believe the literary significance of the text justifies offering this reproduction, allowing a new generation to appreciate it.

In this thought-provoking collection of letters, Lee and Beauchamp explore the concept of the eternal sonship of Christ. A must-read for theologians and anyone interested in deepening their understanding of Christian doctrine. 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.

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1823 edition. Excerpt: ... LETTER V. Testimony of the Early Fathers. UVEBXXD AKD DE.IB BROTHER, The considerations urged in the preceding Letters, having fully satisfied me, that the doctrine of the Divine and eternal Sonship of Christ is taught in Scripture; I might here lay down my pen. For, if this doctrine be really contained in the Bible, it matters little by whom it is denied. Yet, as I had asserted, that the " early Fathers" maintained it; and as so considerable a portion of your pamphlet is employed in attempting to show the contrary; I ought not, perhaps, with my present convictions, to abandon the cause here: more especially as we all agree, that the fact of the early uninspired christian writers being manifestly and generally in favour of any doctrine or practice, forms a presumptive evidence in its favour of no small value. I propose, therefore, to take a hasty view of their testimony; examining a little those extracts which you have adduced in support of your allegation respecting them, and offering to your consideration a few others, which appear to me to look very much the other way. When I said, that " the early christian " writers constantly declared that the doctrine " of the eternal generation of the' Son was to "be firmly believed," I certainly did not mean to confine my assertion to the testimony of the Ante-Nicene Fathers, as the word " early" might seem, at first view, to import. This was evident from my immediately afterwards quoting, in confirmation of my remark, Ambrose, of Milan, who, it is well known, was not born until a number of years after the Council of Nice. It was merely my intention to assert, that the Fathers of the first four or five centuries were generally uniform and positive in their testimony on this subject. But, as you...

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