AN OF HERES I ES, AND VINDICATION OF THE PRIMITIVE FAITH. BY ASA M'FARLAND, 'A. M. "Remember the days of old; consider the years of MOSES. Copy-Right entered agreeably to Law. CONCORD: FROM THE PRESS OF GEORGE HOUGH. Sold at his Book-Store, in Concord; and at the Book. Preface. THE design of the following short Trea tise, was suggested to the Author on reading Dr. Jamieson's excellent Vindication of the doctrine of Scripture, and of the Primitive. Faith, concerning the Deity of Christ. It occurred to him, that but few, except scholars and professional men, would become acquainted with that learned work; at the same time, he thought it might be a mean of establishing some in the orthodox faith, when they are informed how the primitive Christ-ians viewed and treated certain sentimentswhich have been revived in the present age.. He has availed himself of some of the may quotations which the above mentioned wri ter has taken from the Fathers, together with the testimony of Du Pin, and other more modern historians. He presumes not to aver, that he has been - perfectly accurate as it respects the dates of events which he has brought into view,, nor |