Showing posts with label 1662 The Great Ejection. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 1662 The Great Ejection. Show all posts
Appendices
In five of the six books I have published there have been appendices. These are short essays that contribute to the subject but that are a little outside the immediate orbit. The appendices are as follows
1. Historical Exposition of the Song of Songs (Heavenly Love)
2. Regeneration under the Law of Moses (What the Bible teaches about being born again)
3. Sample historic confessions or creeds that support a monergistic view of regeneration (What the Bible teaches about being born again)
4. Early heresies and kenotic theories (What Jesus is doing now)
5. Understanding the Lord's Supper (What Jesus is doing now)
6. John 16:26-27 (What Jesus is doing now)
7. Intercession of the saints (What Jesus is doing now)
8. For whom does Jesus intercede? (What Jesus is doing now)
9. An untitled appendix listing the ejected ministers by area, based on Colman and Matthews (1662 The Great Ejection)
10. A list of legitimate illustrations used to describe conscience and its workings (Candle in the Wind)
11.The argument for God from conscience (Candle in the Wind)
12. A brief history of Christian thought with regard to conscience and casuistry (Candle in the Wind)
Another ET Book of the month
The good people at Evangelical Times have made the book 1662 The Great Ejection the book of the month for the month of October 2013. See here.
Evangelical Times Review of 1662 The Great Ejection
Who governs the church, Jesus Christ or the state? In practical terms, what determines the doctrine and practice of the church? Is it the Bible or is it public opinion? Throughout the long history of the church, Christians have had to face and answer such questions.
Once again they have been thrown up by the debate about the nature and character of marriage. It is good to be able to consider the way in which our fathers approached such issues. The record of the legislation of 1660-1662 and its aftermath provides us with such an opportunity.
The year 2012 was the 350th anniversary of what has become known as the ‘Great Ejection’, when almost 2000 Puritan pastors and their flocks were forced out of the Church of England because they were unable to submit to unbiblical conditions of service.
The theses included acceptance of the divine right and authority of diocesan bishops and an allegiance to the Prayer Book in terms which could only be given to the Bible.
Hundreds of men, unable to bow to parliament’s decisions on these issues, were deprived of their charges and compelled to accept the prospect of poverty in a social and political wilderness.
Gary Brady has given us a fine account of these events. He explains the issues and discusses the reasons why Puritans, who had only recently seemed so secure in their ministries, were suddenly plunged into a crisis of conscience after 1660.
The story moves from the high politics of Charles II’s reign to the very human story of the sacrifices and triumphs of hundreds of Christian people. Lists of excluded ministers are included and may be useful for reference purposes, but the great value is the inspiring way in which the experiences of local churches and their members and ministers are described.
This inspiring record should be widely read and studied by Christians today. It is very highly recommended.
Robert W. Oliver
1662 The Great Ejection
1662 The Great Ejection
- Publisher: Evangelical Press
- Publication Date: 2012
- Pages: 165
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