Augustus Toplady and Thomas Oliver

Marc posted this to our e-mail list recently: In a letter “To the Rev. Mr. P.”, Augustus Toplady recounts his conversation with arch-Arminian Thomas Oliver. You can find it here: http://books.google.com/books?id=s7YOAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA177&dq=letter+xx+toplady&hl=en&ei=7ZvSTsnUNem60AGdtcXsDg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CDAQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=letter%20xx%20toplady&f=false or if you have the one-volume Works, it’s on page 840 (Letter XX). Excerpts: “Permit me, Mr. Oliver, to put the above question to [...]

Augustus Toplady (2)

The following was primarily a question regarding the heterodoxy of Augustus Toplady. But it also included things regarding John Wesley, Jerome Zanchius, and Lloyd-Jones. This e-mail question was sent my way back in late December of 2008 (my reply to this is slightly edited from the original): What heterodox things did Toplady say? Also, what [...]

Augustus Toplady (1)

Here are some of the heterodox things spoken by Toplady: Mr. Whitefield cannot but stand highest on the modern list of Christian ministers. England has had the honor of producing the greatest men in almost every walk of useful knowledge. At the head of these are, 1. Archbishop Bradwardin, the prince of divines. 2. Milton, [...]