Excerpt from Nonresistance, or the Spirit of Christianity RestoredThough I have during the last ten years so Oft en declared the use of the sword to be incompati ble with the gospel dispensation, and all retaliation for injuries received contrary to that meek and lowly Spirit of Christ, which, if a man have not, he is none of his - (rom. 8: since those whom we regarded as faithful servants of our Lord and Sav ior Jesus Christ, leaving the quiet fold of the Prince of Peace, have resorted to the use ofthe sword, and are as deeply involved in this bloody war, as those who have made no pretension to the Christian re ligion, it becomes necessary to give the matter a second investigation and see if it may not be pos sible that we have been in error, seeing the wise and learned are against us. But if, on a more thorough investigation ofthe matter it is discovered that we were not mistaken as to the teaching of our Lord and his apostles, we must cling to the truth, and follow their footsteps, though Opposed by all the world.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.