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Those Blasted Presbyterians
“I fix all the blame of these extraordinary proceedings upon the Presbyterians.” Around the same time, Horace Walpole spoke from the English House of Commons to report on these “extraordinary proceedings” in the colonies of the new world. “There is no good crying about the matter,” he said. “Cousin America has run off with the…
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Letters of John Newton
In the Book of Proverbs, Solomon advises: “Let the wise hear and increase in learning, and the one who understands obtain guidance…” (Proverbs 1.5) Among those to whom I turn to seek wisdom is John Newton, the noted slaver-turned-pastor, famed for being the author of the hymn Amazing Grace. Below is a list of letters Newton wrote…
