Systematic Theology, Vol. 3 (Classic Reprint)

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Excerpt from Systematic Theology, Vol. 3 At the commencement of the session, November 1851, Dr. Wardlaw offered the following introduction to his Theological Lectures: - "At the close of last session, we had finished the discussion of the doctrine of regeneration, and of the controversies connected with it. The subject which comes next in order, but to which we could not then proceed, is the distinction usually made between what have been called the common and the special influences of the Holy Spirit. To this topic, therefore, we ought now immediately to proceed. I have felt an inclination, however, to offer a few remarks to you of a very general and desultory character on the freely and boldly speculative character of the times in which we live, and specially as it appears in the department of theology. You will greatly misapprehend my meaning if you fancy I am about to enter any protest against the perfect freedom of such speculation. I am as far as possible from complaining of anything of the kind. I am, and have ever been, for untrammelled liberty of thought, of speech, of writing, and of the press. Such liberty is one of the chief glories of our country. In politics, in science, in morals and religion, in every department of research, of opinion, and of literature, let all be free. This is as it ought to be. I hold the great principle of free trade to be a sound one. And when we are once fully satisfied of the soundness of a principle, although there may be, and in most cases can hardly fail to be, difficulties and embarrassments in bringing it, for the first time, into operation, in opposition to long-existing prejudices and practices founded upon them, we arc warranted to expect that they will gradually give way, and that ultimately it will work well, and produce, in conformity with the soundness of its character, growingly beneficial results. 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.