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title: 'The Bible, Confession of Faith, and Common Sense'
type: pdf
hasMedia: true
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authors:
- 'William D. Smith'
date: 1844-01-01
collection: 'Archives'
subcollection: '19th century'
topics:
- 'Apologetical Method'
- 'Westminster Standards'
scriptures:
- 'Romans 9'
- 'Ephesians 1'
- 'Job 1'
url: https://confessional.org/archives/19th-century/smith-1844-the-bible-confession-of-faith-and-common-sense
---

# The Bible, Confession of Faith, and Common Sense

A series of 1844 dialogues in which a Presbyterian minister answers a young convert's doubts, defending the Westminster Confession against misrepresentation and explaining election, decrees, providence, and original sin.

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