Augustus Toplady
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Augustus Toplady (1740–1778) was an English Calvinist Anglican clergyman best known as the author of the hymn "Rock of Ages." A fierce polemicist against Arminianism, he engaged in sharp controversy with John Wesley, and his work The Historic Proof of the Doctrinal Calvinism of the Church of England defended Reformed orthodoxy as the true doctrine of the English church.
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Arminianism: The Golden Idol of Freewill
Not unto us, 0 LORD, not unto us, but unto Thy Name, give glory for Thy mercy, and for Thy truth's sake (Psalm 115:1). Some expositors have supposed, that this Psalm was penned by the prophet Daniel; on occasion of the miraculous deliverance of Shadrac, Meshac, and Abednego, when they came out,…
The 'god' of Arminianism
I dare say, that, in such an auditory as this, a number of Arminians are present. I fear, that all our public assemblies have too many of them. Perhaps, however, even these people, idolaters as they are, may be apt to blame, and, indeed, with justice, the absurdity of those who worship idols of…