Scottish divines 1505-1872 . ly. Alas, how few are there, of whomit can in any measure be said, as of the great cham-pion of the Churchs truth, against the Arian heresy, only in Athanasius there was nothing observedthroughout the course of that long tragedy, otherthan such as very well became a wise man to do, anda righteous man to suffer ! AUTHORITIES CONSULTED. Complete Works of Ebenezer Erskine^ 3 vols. ; Erasers Life ofErskine ; True State of the Process against Ebenezer Erskine^ 1733 ; TheRepresentations of Ebenezer Erskine^ etc., to the Commission, 1733 > ^Testimony to the Doctrine, e
Scottish divines 1505-1872 . ly. Alas, how few are there, of whomit can in any measure be said, as of the great cham-pion of the Churchs truth, against the Arian heresy, only in Athanasius there was nothing observedthroughout the course of that long tragedy, otherthan such as very well became a wise man to do, anda righteous man to suffer ! AUTHORITIES CONSULTED. Complete Works of Ebenezer Erskine^ 3 vols. ; Erasers Life ofErskine ; True State of the Process against Ebenezer Erskine^ 1733 ; TheRepresentations of Ebenezer Erskine^ etc., to the Commission, 1733 > ^Testimony to the Doctrine, etc., of the Church of Scotland, by EbenezerErskine, 1734 ; Reasons of Ebenezer Erskine, etc., 1735 ; A Narrativeand .State of the Proceedings, 1734; A Review of the Narrative, etc.,1734 ; A Narrative of the Procedure, 1739 ; Cunninghams ChurchHistory of Scotland ; MKerrows History of the Secession ; ThonisonsHistorical Sketch ; Struthers History of Scotland, from the Union. ^t. files Jlectureg. THIRD SERIES-SCOTTISH LECTURE VL PRINCIPAL ROBERTSON. By the Rev. Frederick Lockhart Robertson, , Ministerof the Parish of St. Andrews, Glasgow. nPHE materials out of which to construct a Hfe ofWilliam Robertson are very scanty. His work-remains, though imperfectly reported ; all else isgone. His claim to a place in this course is due, notto his acquirements as a theologian, for he can hardlybe spoken of as a Scottish Divine, but to the promi-nent position which for so many years he occupied asthe leader of the moderate party in the Church. Theforemost position to which he attained as a historianhardly comes within the scope of these lectures. Ido not enter the lists as an apologist for the moderateparty, still less of the leader of that party. It is stillthe fashion in certain quarters to flout and scorn am content (in their vindication) to put before youthe facts of Robertsons life, the part he pla}ed, the O 190 Principal Robertson. debates in which he took part, t
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