Adam Gib on “The Breach” in the Scottish Reformed Presbytery in 1753

[Reformed Covenanter]

The below extract from the Antiburgher Seceder, Adam Gib relates to "The Breach" among the Reformed Presbyterians over certain sentiments relating to the atonement in James Fraser of Brea's book A Treatise on Justifying Faith. Given that Fraser was an early Covenanter, the controversy over his posthumously published book in relation to the atonement raises many interesting questions concerning Hypothetical Universalism in the Scottish Reformed Church. Gib's assessment of the dissentient body was less than irenic:

These who have first made an open appearance under the banner of what is called Brae’s scheme, are a couple of novices who (with a pair of sham-elders) arrogated the name of The Reformed Presbytery; and though there has been too much of Arminianism in church-judicatures before, yet they are the first Arminian judicature, wholly constituted on such a footing ...

For more see, Adam Gib on “The Breach” in the Scottish Reformed Presbytery in 1753.

 

[Reformed Covenanter]

An article about the group who split off may be found in the archives of the Records of the Scottish Church History Society.

 

[Reformed Covenanter]

@timfost - do you know anything about the views of James Fraser of Brea?

 

[timfost]

@timfost - do you know anything about the views of James Fraser of Brea?

No, why?

 

[Reformed Covenanter]

No, why?

For the reason mentioned in the OP.

 

[timfost]

For the reason mentioned in the OP.

That would certainly be an interesting study. Unfortunately, I have little time for extra reading these days... Maybe over the summer.

It's definitely an area of interest to me, so keep the recommendations coming!