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A good Presbyterian would find in our history evidence of the truth of his theory that all things are ordained beforehand.
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gutenberg.orgJohn Sherman: “A good Presbyterian would find in our history evidence of the truth of his theory that all things are ordained…”
Editor's note · Context
Sherman suggests that a Presbyterian perspective on history supports the idea of preordained events.
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