Sampson Saunders
fl. 1640s
Western country minister.
Biography
A western country minister, named to the Assembly, intermittent attender; left no published work of substance.
Role at the Assembly
English Presbyterian divine
The great majority of the sitting members were English parish ministers of Presbyterian conviction. They formed the drafting core of the Assembly, manning its three standing committees and supplying most of the text of the Confession, the two Catechisms, and the Directory for Public Worship.
Ontology placement
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I.
✦ Scripture
Sufficiency
Express-And-Good-Consequence
Canon
66-Book-Protestant-Canon
Authority
Self-Authenticating-With-Internal-Witness
Interpretation
Scripture-Interprets-Scripture
Necessity
Necessary-After-The-Fall
II.
✠ God & Decree
Trinity
Nicene-With-Filioque
Order of Decrees
Deliberately-Permits-Both
Extent of Atonement
Particular
Reprobation
Preterition-And-Just-Condemnation
Covenant of Redemption
Implicit-Affirmed
III.
⊕ Covenant
Number of Covenants
Bi-Covenantal
Mosaic Covenant
Administration-Of-Grace
Children of Believers
Federal-Inclusion-Paedobaptist
Testamental Continuity
One-Substance-Different-Administrations
IV.
☧ Christology
Natures
Chalcedonian-Two-Natures
Offices
Prophet-Priest-King
States & Descent
Humiliation-And-Exaltation; No-Local-Descent
Active-Obedience Imputation
Active-And-Passive-Obedience-Imputed
Effectual Calling
Effectual-And-Renewing
Justification Ground
Imputed-Righteousness-Of-Christ
Saving Faith
Receptive-Resting-On-Christ-Alone
Perseverance
Certain-For-The-Elect
Assurance
Attainable-But-Not-Essence-Of-Faith
Uses of the Law
Three-Uses-Affirmed
Tripartite Division
Moral-Judicial-Ceremonial
Sabbath
Lords-Day-Fourth-Commandment-Perpetual
Good Works
Necessary-Fruit-Not-Meritorious
Polity
Presbyterian-Jure-Divino
Sacramental Efficacy
Signs-And-Seals-Conferring-Grace-By-Spirit
Regulative Principle
Strict-Only-What-Commanded
Censures & Synods
Three-Degrees-With-Graded-Synods
VIII.
⌛ Civil & Last Things
Magistrate's Role
Custos-Utriusque-Tabulae (1646)
Oaths & Marriage
Oaths-Lawful-Serious; Divorce-Adultery-Or-Desertion
Intermediate State
Immediate-Conscious-With-God-Or-Judgment
Final Judgment
Single-Universal-Judgment-By-Christ