A. Campbell

“ In March 1741, Mr Whitefield being returned to England entirely separated from Mr Wesley and his friend " because he did not hold the decrees.”—Here was the first breach, which warm men persuaded Mr Whitefield to make, merely for a difference of opinion. Those indeed who believed universal redemption, had no desire at all to separate but those who held particular redemption, would not hear of any accommodation, being determined to have no fellowship with men that "were in such dangerous errors." ”

“ They hold that there is no salvation out of their Church. They adore particular places, relics of the dead, wells, saints, tombs-and go on pilgrimage to them
They believe that the souls of unbaptized children wander or hover about in the air till the last day. ”

“ Against which snare, as well as the temptation of those who may or do feed thee, and prompt thee to evil, the most excellent and prevalent remedy will be to apply thyself to that light of Christ, which shineth in the conscience and which neither can nor will flatter thee ”

“ They love her articles, her homilies, her liturgy, her discipline, and unwillingly vary from it in any instance. Meantime, all who preach anong them declare, "we are all by nature children of wrath but by grace we are saved through faith;" save from both the guilt and from the power of sin They endeavour to live according to what they preach, to be plain Bible Christians; and they meet together at convenient times to encourage one another therein. They tenderly love many that are Calvinists, though (illegible text) do not love their opinions. Yea, they love the Antinomians themselves ”

“ They view a belief of the Gospel, a becoming conversation, a proper knowledge of the Scriptures, and the gift of utterance, as absolutely necessary for a gospel preacher, and many do without College learning. ”

“ Soon after, he and his followers formed a party, under the denomination of the Presbytery of Relief; being thereby relieved from Patronage. They are Calvinists + but they are very free in receiving church members.
Of the old and New Light Burghers.
The Old Light people say, that they stand for the Confession of Faith in every point; the New Light party do not deny it. Wherein lieth the difference?
I The Old Light party say, that the civil magistrate hath a right to all church courts, and
+ They hold Justification by free grace, only through the sacrifice of Christ received by faith. ”

“ The Admiral having, besides his meritorious services, advanced a considerable sum for the use of government; the Parliament gave William a grant of the Province of Pensylvania, in north America, to which a great number of the Quakers emigrated, and founded one of the most beautiful cities in the world, the capital of that province, and called it Philadelphia, which signifies brotherly love. ”

“ It is indeed by no means improbable, that this act might be passed without the consent of the Commons, for in this reign we find the lower House of Parliament petitioning that no act or statute might pass without their consent. However, it was now enacted, that upon a certificate of the diocesian Bishop, or his commissaries, delivering those who either refused to abjure their heresy. or relapsed, after abjuration, over to the secular arm, the civil magistrate should receive their bodies, and cause them to be burned in public. ”

“ They take their name to themselves, from Acts. xvii. (illegible text) "The Bereans were more noble than those of Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind; and searched the Scriptures daily whether those things were so." Whom they pretend to have imitated, that they might find out truth, and lay the foundation of their Church, in distinction from all other denominations of Christians. Their founder was one Mr. John Barclay, preacher of the Gospel in the parish of Fettercairn. ”

“ They baptize none till the person actually profess faith in Christ, according to Matt. xxviii.19. Mark xvi. 16. In baptism, they dip or immerse the whole body in water, in imitation of John’s baptism, Mar. iii. 27. Their preachers and Church office bearers are chosen from among themselves in every particular meeting, which forms a church; in which all controversies are solved. The manner of their church discipline, and censures are recorded in Matt. xvii. and xxviii.—2 Cor. x—1 Cor. v. &c.
They say, though none can be saved but those who repent, believe, and obey the Gospel ”

“ Whitefield, both in judgement and practice, abundantly more that Mr. Whitefield did from Mr Wesley.
In the mean time Mr Venn and Mr. Romaine began to be spoken of, and not long after Mr. (illegible text) adan and Mr. Berridge, with a few other clergymen, who, although they had no connection with each other, yet preaching salvation by faith, and endeavouring to live accordingly, to be Bi (illegible text) Christians, were soon included in the general name of Methodists. And to indeed were all (illegible text) hers who preached salvation by faith, and appeared more serious than their neighbours. ”

“ They are independents, and allow infant baptism, although some of them are very scrupulous on that head.
They fay, that people ought to remain in no doubt of their believing, and consequently of their being saved ”

“ They also think, that public national covenanting, is as warrantable under the New Testament as it was under the Old, when the true worship of God was con (illegible text) ined to the ca (illegible text) (illegible text) ed of Abraham. In short, all alterations whatever, either essential or circumstantial, in their views are deviations from the truth, as received canons of the Church of Scotland, as received in 1603. ”

“ The five articles are concerning predestination, redemption, God's grace, free- (illegible text) , and the perseverance of the (illegible text) .
Of Socinians.
So called from one Faustus Socinus, an Italian of Stena. They place all their religion in old condemned heresies: following their mast (illegible text) a most vile heretic.
Amongst other things they hold the doctrine of man's free will ”

“ Hanson, which must certainly be accounted just whatever objections may be made to some parts of the principles or behaviour of the Methodists " If they possess not much knowledge, which, however, we do not know to be the case, it is at least certain, they are not deficient in zeal ”