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title: 'The Spoiling of Dr. Dryasdust'
type: pdf
hasMedia: true
requiresPurchase: false
authors:
- 'Robert Alberti Lapsley, Sr.'
date: 1891-01-01
collection: 'Archives'
subcollection: '19th century'
topics:
- 'Preaching'
- 'Pastoral Theology'
- 'Miracles'
scriptures:
- 'John 20'
- 'John 14'
- 'Romans 5'
url: https://confessional.org/archives/19th-century/lapsley-1891-the-spoiling-of-dr-dryasdust
---

# The Spoiling of Dr. Dryasdust

Discusses St. John's use of miracles as apologetic proof (John 20; 14:11) and critiques seminary training for producing 'dry' preachers, urging homiletic study of the English Bible in pastoral theology.

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