The great iron wheel : or, Republicanism backwards and Christianity reversed : in a series of letters addressed to J Soule, Senior Bishop of the Church, South . spe thc clearest and most satis-factory proof, that-not in owif cou-ntryuloue, but -in mtmy kingdoms,successions of Baptist communiiies have come down to us from theApostles, all striped, and scarred, and blood-covered—a line of martyrsslain by prisons, by fi/e, and by swox-d, wlicm we hail as the faithfuland true witnesses of Jesus, during tuoae fearful ages, when the Manof Sin Sat upon the seven hills,And from his throne of darkn
The great iron wheel : or, Republicanism backwards and Christianity reversed : in a series of letters addressed to J Soule, Senior Bishop of the Church, South . spe thc clearest and most satis-factory proof, that-not in owif cou-ntryuloue, but -in mtmy kingdoms,successions of Baptist communiiies have come down to us from theApostles, all striped, and scarred, and blood-covered—a line of martyrsslain by prisons, by fi/e, and by swox-d, wlicm we hail as the faithfuland true witnesses of Jesus, during tuoae fearful ages, when the Manof Sin Sat upon the seven hills,And from his throne of darkness ruled the world. And we may well be proud to be able to claim these as our breth-ren. Would that we were worthier to bear their name. * Thisdiflicuit task has been most successfully completed by Orchard, of England,and his history has been reprinted by the Tenn. Pub. This is from the edition of 1811. DUE DATE MSPT m mK m ,^i^:ii- i\Hi\ ^%- *f+ ?^ f^ r. ^. *?>0/ a HJ ^ tdttr-pn+j mr l>Vi^ FE& i / Printedin USA COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES 0021130833. THE GREAT IRON WHEEL; OE, ll^pblitanism iatktoari C K M S T11^ T T Y^ R E V E R S E D . , . , , , ^, t:_A SEUIiJS of LETTERS AODRfceSED TO J. SO\jLE, SL^SiOU BISHOP OF THE M. E. CHURCH. SOLTH. BY J. R. GRAVES, Bdltorof The Tennewee Baptlet, NaghTUla. NASHYILLE :GRAVES AND MARKS. NEW YORK- SHELDON, LAMPORT * CO. 1855. Filtered according to A(h of Con^rcs^, ih tlTe yelir Wf-t J. R. GRAVES, ^in the Office of the District Copit of t^e Fitited SlavesYoillh^ District ofTennes«e& « , , c •. . ^ t . .1^ ./Sf ?^ DEDICATION TO SSbJvi) Slmcviran WHC LOVES OUR FREE INSTITUTIONS AND SCORXS TO BE DEGRADED OREXSLAVED IN CHURCU OR STATE ; 2:0 J2\)tcs €i)vistit-in WHO LOVES THE TRUTH, AND DESIRES TO Si:RVE NO MASTER BUT JESUS,AND OBEY XO KINU OR LAWGIVER BUT CHRIST, THISWORK IS MOST COXFIDEXTLY DEDICATED BY ITS AUTHOR, WHO HERE, MOST AFFECTIONATELY ACKNOWLEDGES HIS INDEBTEDNESS * FOR AN ARDENT AND EARLY IMPLA
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