Did anybody heard this or read something before that John owen,on his deathbed, re-affirmed Presbyterianism ?

See this next articel van Nigel Lee :
http://www.dr-fnlee.org/docs5/owenpres/owenpres.html

Do you think that this articel is really clear that Owen turnes at the end of his life again to Presbyterianism ?

Mayflower

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Owen says, "Only, thus much I desire may be premised, that the principles and rules of that church government from which, in the followign assertions, I desire not to wander are of that kind (to which I do, and always, in my poor judgment, have adhrered, since, by God's assistance, I had engaged myself tot he study of His word) which commonly called presbyterial or synodical in opposition to prelatical or diocesan on the one side, and that which is commonly called independent or congregational on the other." (Owen, Works, Volume 13, Page 39).

That about does it for me.

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These writtings that of Works, Volume 13, Page 39, where they written at the end of his life ? And do you have more information about the fact why he re-affirmed Presbyterianism ?, and was this re-afferming known amoung his circle, like Thomas Goodwin and other independens ?

Ralph

This thread pointed to this old one here. I don't see where the pedigree of the quotation from Owen was addressed. It is from a work written in the 1640s before Owen became a congregationalist, so doesn't really address if Owen subsequently changed back to Presbyterian views or not.

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I few brothers who are minsters in a Presbyterian Church, and who also love the works of Owen, are not convinced by the studie of N. Lee that Owen would embraced Re- Presyteri-anized again.