Comments on: The Trinity–1689 Confession http://baptistsolascriptura.wordpress.com/2007/08/29/the-trinity-1689-confession/ The Final Authority in All Maters of Faith and Practice Sat, 28 Feb 2009 18:04:12 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Thomas http://baptistsolascriptura.wordpress.com/2007/08/29/the-trinity-1689-confession/#comment-4 Thomas Tue, 04 Sep 2007 23:24:12 +0000 http://baptistsolascriptura.wordpress.com/2007/08/29/the-trinity-1689-confession/#comment-4 Yes, it might have been more credible, but it is in keeping with the practice of the day. Though pamphlets and the like or what they would pass for one did happen, it was not the norm. They considered the Confession to be their "pamphlet" and besides if they disagreed on some point they did not make an issue out of it. History is full of instances were either a confession or its cousin a creed was approved and written, then by in large ignored. Some of those who gathered to consider the Aryan controversy and formulated the Nicean Creed actually when it came to practice ignored the creed. Athanasious is known to have objected to some of those who were at the counsel to have objected to their duplicity. Personally I object to those who say that are in agreement with the Confession and Creeds, but argue against some of the articles. We are not much different when we repeat it, but deny what it says. Yes, it might have been more credible, but it is in keeping with the practice of the day. Though pamphlets and the like or what they would pass for one did happen, it was not the norm. They considered the Confession to be their “pamphlet” and besides if they disagreed on some point they did not make an issue out of it. History is full of instances were either a confession or its cousin a creed was approved and written, then by in large ignored. Some of those who gathered to consider the Aryan controversy and formulated the Nicean Creed actually when it came to practice ignored the creed. Athanasious is known to have objected to some of those who were at the counsel to have objected to their duplicity. Personally I object to those who say that are in agreement with the Confession and Creeds, but argue against some of the articles. We are not much different when we repeat it, but deny what it says.

]]> By: Melvin http://baptistsolascriptura.wordpress.com/2007/08/29/the-trinity-1689-confession/#comment-3 Melvin Tue, 04 Sep 2007 23:09:16 +0000 http://baptistsolascriptura.wordpress.com/2007/08/29/the-trinity-1689-confession/#comment-3 Dale, It's understandable that there'll be disagreements among the framers of the confession. After all, they came from different churches. The fact that they were able to come up with the confession is a tribute to them. Moreover, I noticed that the dates of the literature that you listed above came out more than 200 years later. Many things happened in those 200 years or so. It would be more credible if someone among the framers wrote a book or a pamphlet to publicly express his objection. Melvin Dale,

It’s understandable that there’ll be disagreements among the framers of the confession. After all, they came from different churches. The fact that they were able to come up with the confession is a tribute to them. Moreover, I noticed that the dates of the literature that you listed above came out more than 200 years later. Many things happened in those 200 years or so. It would be more credible if someone among the framers wrote a book or a pamphlet to publicly express his objection.

Melvin

]]> By: Dale http://baptistsolascriptura.wordpress.com/2007/08/29/the-trinity-1689-confession/#comment-2 Dale Tue, 04 Sep 2007 01:40:12 +0000 http://baptistsolascriptura.wordpress.com/2007/08/29/the-trinity-1689-confession/#comment-2 Hi folks - stumbled onto this post. You may be interested to know that this confession was laid out right as a heated, many-sided, drawn out, and fascinating controversy about the Trinity broke out in England. We're talking at least several dozen books and pamphlets here. Can't summarize it here, but good summaries of it can be found in three places. (1) Dixon's 2003 book Nice & Hot Disputes (2) Hunt's 1873 book available in print form only here: http://www.lulu.com/content/750610, and (3) the "Trinity" article, section 5 in the free, online Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy - this isn't out yet, but should be by, say, the end of Sept 2007. PS - Re: this post - "Sola Scriptura"? ;-) Dale trinies.org Hi folks – stumbled onto this post. You may be interested to know that this confession was laid out right as a heated, many-sided, drawn out, and fascinating controversy about the Trinity broke out in England. We’re talking at least several dozen books and pamphlets here. Can’t summarize it here, but good summaries of it can be found in three places.

(1) Dixon’s 2003 book Nice & Hot Disputes
(2) Hunt’s 1873 book available in print form only here: http://www.lulu.com/content/750610, and
(3) the “Trinity” article, section 5 in the free, online Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy – this isn’t out yet, but should be by, say, the end of Sept 2007.

PS – Re: this post – “Sola Scriptura”? ;-)

Dale
trinies.org

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