April c. 1880 A.D. What is Protestantism?
April c. 1880 A.D. What is Protestantism? Sparshott, T.H. “What is Protestantism.” Church Society. 1880? http://www.churchsociety.org/publications/catracts.asp . Accessed 16 Mar 2015. WHAT IS PROTESTANTISM? Church Association Tract 273 BY THE REV. T. H. SPARSHOTT Clerical Organizing Secretary of the Church Association The statement that Protestantism is only a system of negation, has been so often repeated by Ritualists, that many believe that it is true, and yet nothing could be farther from truth. The word Protestantism means witnessing for or in behalf of something. The famous Protest issued from the Second Diet of Spires, 1529, was a witness for the sufficiency of Holy Scripture for salvation, the right of every man to study the Bible for himself, and to teach its precious truths to his children. Protestantism is then— A WITNESS that Holy Scripture containeth all things necessary to salvation. A PROTEST...