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title: 'The Presbyterian Origin of American Independence'
type: pdf
hasMedia: true
requiresPurchase: false
authors:
- 'Arnold De Welles Miller'
date: 1888-04-01
collection: 'Archives'
subcollection: '19th century'
topics:
- 'Ancient and Medieval Church History'
- 'American Presbyterian and Reformed History'
- 'Church-State Relations'
scriptures:
- 'John 17'
- 'Zechariah 14'
- 'Genesis 24'
url: https://confessional.org/archives/19th-century/miller-1888-the-presbyterian-origin-of-american-independence
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# The Presbyterian Origin of American Independence

Surveys medieval church-state debates (Wyclif, Lollards), defends Presbyterian polity as ancient, and argues religion undergirds liberty and the American national life.

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