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Old 03-03-2008, 06:29 AM
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The 'courts' of Crey's days were overwhelmingly against him going to the heathen.
This was a meeting of ministers, not a church court. Further, the story concerning Ryland and Carey is anecdotal, and unhistorical. See the footnote on this page: The Work of Faith, the Labour of ... - Google Book Search. Blessings!
Interesting, I was always led to believe that the story was true.
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