{"id":741,"date":"2015-01-05T11:33:11","date_gmt":"2015-01-05T16:33:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fwbhistory.com\/?page_id=741"},"modified":"2020-06-24T13:01:11","modified_gmt":"2020-06-24T17:01:11","slug":"doctrine-randall","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/fwbhistory.com\/?page_id=741","title":{"rendered":"Doctrine (Randall)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Please Note:<\/strong>\u00a0These historical documents may or may not represent the current position of Free Will Baptists on any given issue. Many files are Adobe Acrobat (pdf) files. They are quite large and may take a long time to download. For ease of viewing, download only the files in which you are interested and read them at your leisure.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"1834 Treatise\" href=\"http:\/\/books.google.com\/books?id=4sdmEq4LxooC&amp;dq=A%20Treatise%20on%20the%20Faith%20of%20the%20Free%20Will%20Baptists%3A&amp;pg=PA1#v=onepage&amp;q=A%20Treatise%20on%20the%20Faith%20of%20the%20Free%20Will%20Baptists:&amp;f=false\">A Treatise on the Faith of the Freewill Baptists, 1834\u00a0<\/a><br \/>\n(first edition)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/archive.org\/details\/atreatiseonfait00confgoog\">A Treatise on the Faith of the Free-will Baptists, 1854<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/books.google.com\/books?id=XOtBAAAAYAAJ&amp;dq=%22freewill%20baptist%22&amp;pg=PP7#v=onepage&amp;q=%22freewill%20baptist%22&amp;f=false\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">A Treatise on the Faith and Practice of the Freewill Baptists, 1871<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/books.google.com\/books?id=GetBAAAAYAAJ&amp;dq=editions%3A29iNQlc7cwgC&amp;pg=PA1#v=onepage&amp;q&amp;f=false\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">A Treatise on the Faith and Practice of the Freewill Baptists, 1887<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/books.google.com\/books?id=fkwNAAAAYAAJ&amp;dq=treatise%20freewill%20baptist&amp;pg=PA5#v=onepage&amp;q=treatise%20freewill%20baptist&amp;f=false\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">A Treatise on the Faith and Practice of the Free Baptists, 1889<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ia601701.us.archive.org\/6\/items\/lettertorevjbutl00np\/lettertorevjbutl00np.pdf\">A Letter to the Rev. J. Butler, <\/a><br \/>\nContaining a Review of His Friendly Letters to a Lady, Together With a General Outline of the Doctrine of the Freewill Baptist<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/fwbhistory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/1843-Smarts-Biblical-Doctrine.pdf\">Biblical Doctrine<\/a><br \/>\nThis significant work by Moses M. Smart, an educator and theologian from the Randall movement predates Butler and Dunn&#8217;s <em>Systematic Theology<\/em> by half a century. It provides historians and researchers significant insight into the early Randall theology.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"A Scriptural Catechism\" href=\"http:\/\/books.google.com\/books?id=0UpPAQAAIAAJ&amp;dq=%22freewill%20baptist%22&amp;pg=PA3#v=onepage&amp;q=%22freewill%20baptist%22&amp;f=false\">A Scriptural Catechism, Designed to Assist Young Persons, 1834<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/books.google.com\/books?id=RyJQDz3DtaYC&amp;dq=%22free%20will%20baptist%22&amp;pg=PR1#v=onepage&amp;q&amp;f=false\">The Church Member&#8217;s Book\u00a0<\/a><br \/>\nOr, Admonitions and Instructions for All Classes of Christians<br \/>\nPublished by the Freewill Baptist Connection<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/books.google.com\/books?id=vK5AAAAAYAAJ&amp;dq=%22freewill%20baptist%22&amp;pg=PA3#v=onepage&amp;q&amp;f=false\">Commentary on the New Testament: Critical and Practical<\/a><br \/>\nBy John Jay Butler<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/books.google.com\/books?id=AOxDAAAAYAAJ&amp;dq=%22freewill%20baptist%22&amp;pg=PA4#v=onepage&amp;q=%22freewill%20baptist%22&amp;f=false\">Doctrine and Life. Sermons by Free Baptist Ministers, 1880<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/books.google.com\/books?id=8bXVSWPRmBQC&amp;oe=UTF-8\">Lectures on the Truth of the Bible<\/a><br \/>\nEli Noyes<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/books.google.com\/books?id=jLdZAAAAMAAJ&amp;dq=conditions%20of%20spiritual%20life&amp;pg=PR6#v=onepage&amp;q=conditions%20of%20spiritual%20life&amp;f=false\">Conditions of Spiritual Life<\/a><br \/>\nThomas H. Stacy<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"An Introduction to the Life of Jesus\" href=\"http:\/\/books.google.com\/books?id=kYRJAAAAYAAJ&amp;dq=%22an%20introduction%20to%20the%20life%20of%20jesus%22%20aa%20williams&amp;pg=PA110#v=onepage&amp;q=%22an%20introduction%20to%20the%20life%20of%20jesus%22%20aa%20williams&amp;f=false\">An Introduction to the Life of Jesus: An Investigation of the Historical Sources, 1805<\/a><br \/>\nBy Anthony Alfred Williams<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"New Wine Skins: Present-Day Problems\" href=\"http:\/\/books.google.com\/books?id=JXESAAAAIAAJ&amp;dq=new%20wine%20skins%2C%20williams&amp;pg=PP1#v=onepage&amp;q=new%20wine%20skins,%20williams&amp;f=false\">New Wine Skins: Present-Day Problems, 1901<\/a><br \/>\nBy Anthony Alfred Williams<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/books.google.com\/books?id=lWINAAAAYAAJ&amp;dq=%22christian%20baptism%22%20g.h.%20ball&amp;pg=PR1#v=onepage&amp;q&amp;f=false\">Christian Baptism: The Duty, the Act, and the Subjects\u00a0<\/a><br \/>\nBy George Harvey Ball<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Guide to the Lord's Supper\" href=\"http:\/\/www.onemag.org\/2014history\/GuideToLordsSupper.pdf\">Guide to the Lord&#8217;s Supper<\/a><br \/>\nBy George Harvey Ball<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/archive.org\/details\/gloryofchurchser00holm\">The Glory of the Church<\/a><br \/>\nA sermon delivered at the dedication of the Free-Will Baptist Meeting-House, on Bunker&#8217;s Hill, April 17, 1838. Includes a brief overview of Freewill Baptist history and doctrine.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"The Manual: The Scriptural Doctrine of the Trinity\" href=\"http:\/\/books.google.com\/books?id=NmMwAQAAMAAJ&amp;pg=PR1#v=onepage&amp;q&amp;f=false\">The Manual: The Scriptural Doctrine of the Trinity, Investigated and Defended<\/a><br \/>\nBy M. W. Alford<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"The Youthful Christian\" href=\"http:\/\/www.onemag.org\/2014history\/YouthfulChristian.pdf\">The Youthful Christian, 1844<\/a><br \/>\nBy J. Burns<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"The Free Communionist\" href=\"http:\/\/books.google.com\/books?id=U2MNAAAAYAAJ&amp;dq=the%20free%20communionist&amp;pg=PA1#v=onepage&amp;q=the%20free%20communionist&amp;f=false\">The Free Communionist\u00a0<\/a><br \/>\nUnrestricted Communion of the Lord&#8217;s Supper With All True Believers<br \/>\nBy M. W. Alford, John Butler, Enoch Mack, David Marks<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Commentary on the New Testament, Critical and Practical\" href=\"http:\/\/books.google.com\/books?id=vK5AAAAAYAAJ&amp;dq=Commentary%20on%20the%20New%20Testament%3A%20Critical%20and%20Practical%20john%20j.%20butler&amp;pg=PA2#v=onepage&amp;q=Commentary%20on%20the%20New%20Testament:%20Critical%20and%20Practical%20john%20j.%20butler&amp;f=false\">Commentary on the New Testament, Critical and Practical: The Gospels\u00a0<\/a><br \/>\nBy John J. Butler<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.archive.org\/details\/MN41508ucmf_0\">Natural and Revealed Theology<\/a><br \/>\nBy John J. Butler<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Lectures on Systematic Theology\" href=\"http:\/\/books.google.com\/books?id=yRfiAAAAMAAJ&amp;dq=editions%3AdJ9v6qYS-D0C&amp;pg=PR1#v=onepage&amp;q&amp;f=false\">Lectures on Systematic Theology<\/a><br \/>\nBy John J. Butler and Ransom Dunn<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"The Divine Origin of Christianity\" href=\"http:\/\/www.onemag.org\/2014history\/TheDivineOriginofChristianity.pdf\">The Divine Origin of Christianity<\/a><br \/>\nBy John Gregory Pike<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/books.google.com\/books?id=kl0XAAAAYAAJ&amp;dq=early%20piety%2C%20j.g.%20pike&amp;pg=PA1#v=onepage&amp;q&amp;f=false\">Persuasives to Early Piety: Interspersed With Suitable Prayers\u00a0<\/a><br \/>\nBy John Gregory Pike<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"True Happiness\" href=\"http:\/\/www.onemag.org\/2014history\/TrueHappiness.pdf\">True Happiness Displayed, in Narratives Representing the Experience and Power of Early Religion<\/a><br \/>\nBy John Gregory Pike<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Treatise on the Millennium\" href=\"https:\/\/archive.org\/details\/atreatiseonmill00danfgoog\">A Treatise on the Millennium: Or Latter-Day Glory of the Church<\/a><br \/>\nBy Ray Potter<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/archive.org\/details\/poormansdefencea00pott\">The Poor Man&#8217;s Defence<\/a><br \/>\nA firsthand account decrying the church discipline exercised against Elder Ray Potter (from the perspective of the defendant). Though obviously one-sided, this volume provides insight into Freewill Baptist polity and procedure in the early 1800s, along with glimpses of doctrinal teaching.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Please Note:\u00a0These historical documents may or may not represent the current position of Free Will Baptists on any given issue. Many files are Adobe Acrobat (pdf) files. They are quite large and may take a long time to download. For ease of viewing, download only the files in which you are interested and read them at your leisure. A Treatise on the Faith of the Freewill Baptists, 1834\u00a0 (first edition) A Treatise on the Faith of the Free-will Baptists, 1854 A Treatise on the Faith and Practice of the Freewill Baptists, 1871 A Treatise on the Faith and Practice of the Freewill Baptists, 1887 A Treatise on the Faith and Practice of the Free Baptists, 1889 A Letter to the Rev. J. Butler, Containing a Review of His Friendly Letters to a Lady, Together With a General Outline of the Doctrine of the Freewill Baptist Biblical Doctrine This significant work by Moses M. Smart, an educator and theologian from the Randall movement predates Butler and Dunn&#8217;s Systematic Theology by half a century. It provides historians and researchers significant insight into the early Randall theology. A Scriptural Catechism, Designed to Assist Young Persons, 1834 The Church Member&#8217;s Book\u00a0 Or, Admonitions and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":64,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-741","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/fwbhistory.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/741","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/fwbhistory.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/fwbhistory.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fwbhistory.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fwbhistory.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=741"}],"version-history":[{"count":15,"href":"https:\/\/fwbhistory.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/741\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2703,"href":"https:\/\/fwbhistory.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/741\/revisions\/2703"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fwbhistory.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/64"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/fwbhistory.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=741"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}