tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730381796968566097.post1311967718706863085..comments2024-03-26T00:16:48.402-07:00Comments on Our Founding Truth: Revolutionary Founding Father James WilsonOur Founding Truthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01072993191810565535noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730381796968566097.post-20749030795726759032010-06-22T19:15:01.699-07:002010-06-22T19:15:01.699-07:00"In compassion to the imperfection of our int...<i>"In compassion to the imperfection of our internal powers..."<br /><br />Because of the imperfection of our minds, God gave us a revelation; in contrast to the imperfection, does it not follow that the revelation was not imperfect?</i><br /><br />Yes, but that doesn't necessarily argue that the Bible is inerrant: men could have misinterpreted, and Biblical scholarship has alreadyTom Van Dykehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07121072404143877596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730381796968566097.post-85940860486373921722010-06-21T10:57:30.437-07:002010-06-21T10:57:30.437-07:00TVD, to elaborate on this point in Wilson's qu...TVD, to elaborate on this point in Wilson's quote, which may, or may not, have mattered to him.<br /><br />"In compassion to the imperfection of our internal powers..."<br /><br />Because of the imperfection of our minds, God gave us a revelation; in contrast to the imperfection, does it not follow that the revelation was not imperfect?Our Founding Truthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01072993191810565535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730381796968566097.post-42855862442721490982010-06-20T17:22:10.637-07:002010-06-20T17:22:10.637-07:00"In compassion to the imperfection of our int...<i>"In compassion to the imperfection of our internal powers, our all-gracious Creator, Preserver, and Ruler has been pleased to discover and enforce his laws, by a revelation given to us immediately and directly from himself. This revelation is contained in the holy scriptures."<br /><br />-Wilson. Works, Vol. 1</i><br /><br />Absolute proof.<br /><br />This is pure Locke, BTW.Tom Van Dykehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07121072404143877596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730381796968566097.post-47820421561045171572010-06-15T11:59:29.399-07:002010-06-15T11:59:29.399-07:00Jon said..Note you can't prove Wilson believed...Jon said..<i>Note you can't prove Wilson believed in the Bible from his direct words</i><br /><br />All we have from James Wilson is that he believed the scriptures with no specificity, thus, he must be a Bible believer:<br /><br />"In compassion to the imperfection of our internal powers, our all-gracious Creator, Preserver, and Ruler has been pleased to discover and enforce his laws, Our Founding Truthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01072993191810565535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730381796968566097.post-85356345026001767272010-06-15T11:09:25.929-07:002010-06-15T11:09:25.929-07:00Note you can't prove Wilson believed in the Bi...Note you can't prove Wilson believed in the Bible from his direct words, but must prove it thru his citing Hooker?<br /><br />That's not a very strong foundation for proving some a Bible believer.Jonathan Rowehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04079637406589278386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730381796968566097.post-11490682063520402402010-06-14T13:22:55.151-07:002010-06-14T13:22:55.151-07:00I like the "most excellent" Hooker. An A...I like the "most excellent" Hooker. An Anglican indeed. The link I posted presents a good contrast with Calvin, Luther, and Hooker. He must have greatly admired the Monarchy, as did Churchill, however, I see him as a pre-reformer at heart, much like Erasmus.<br /><br />Harmonizing the dual method of Divine Law, he took directly from Calvin, and Luther before him. <br /><br />As you Our Founding Truthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01072993191810565535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730381796968566097.post-7178206312995046802010-06-14T10:48:00.796-07:002010-06-14T10:48:00.796-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Our Founding Truthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01072993191810565535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730381796968566097.post-48975556570763907272010-06-11T22:04:29.821-07:002010-06-11T22:04:29.821-07:00Richard Hooker was "The Father of Anglicanism...Richard Hooker was "The Father of Anglicanism," a middle course between Calvin and Aquinas.<br /><br />But you're on the right track.<br /><br />Cheers,<br />TVDTom Van Dykehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07121072404143877596noreply@blogger.com