In 1710, clergyman Daniel Whitby published this treatise defending the principles of Arminianism. It elicited a response from John Gill, his The Cause of God and Truth, as well as from Jonathan Edwards, with Freedom of the Will.
Subjects: Election (Theology) › Early works to 1800; Free will and determinism › Early works to 1800; Redemption › Early works to 1800
Resource ID: LLS:DISCFIVEPOINTS
Resource Type: Monograph
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Daniel Whitby (1638–1726) was an English theologian and Bible commentator. He studied at Trinity College, Oxford. A strong anti-Calvinist, Whitby engaged frequently in fierce paper wars, supporting tolerance of nonconformists and developing a system of postmillennial eschatology.