The Heresies of the Plymouth Brethren by James C L Carson and published by Classics.
Many parties imagine, because the Plymouth Brethren have no professed Confession of Faith and that they have no regular system of belief, but this is a great mistake. They not only have a very complete system, but they are as tyrannical as Rome in keeping their followers to it. Although the Christian public cannot divine what their system is, it is all perfectly understood by those who are thoroughly initiated into it. The great difficulty of getting at it, arises from the fact that it is always put forth in a completely Jesuitical form. It is entirely to this it owes its success. It is so thoroughly “guarded,” that Mr. Darby seems to be surprised I was able to unfold it, as he says, “the incriminated language, not one in a thousand would
have noticed as anything particular.”
In place of trying to make everything plain and specific to the eye of the Christian public, the Darbyites have managed to cloak their opinions by using language in a Jesuitical sense, and the consequence is, that few of the parties who have hitherto tilted with them, seem to have been able to discover the peculiarities of the sect, or yet thoroughly to expose and overturn their obnoxious sentiments. They have been frequently met in such a powerless way, by men who were not naturally fitted for the task, or who were not thoroughly up to their system, that the opposition they have encountered has only added strength to their cause. Unless a person makes himself properly acquainted with the opinions he controverts, keeps closely and strictly to Bible principles, argues carefully, accurately, and with the utmost precision on every point, and hits home without fear or dread, it is impossible to manage such wily and slippery customers.
