The Doctrine of Justification

Our first thought was to devote an introductory chapter unto a setting forth the principle errors which
have been entertained upon this subject by different men and parties, but after more deliberation we
decided this would be for little or no profit to the majority of our readers. While there are times, no
doubt, when it becomes the distasteful duty of God’s servants to expose that which is calculated to
deceive and injure His people, yet, as a general rule, the most effective way of getting rid of darkness
is to let in the light. We desire, then, to pen these articles in the spirit of the godly John Owen, who,
in the introduction to his ponderous treatise on this theme said, "More weight is to be put on the
steady guidance of the mind and conscience of one believer, really exercised about the foundation of
his peace and acceptance with God, than on the confutation of ten wrangling disputers...