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II. Anonymous (1795) Precursor of Conditionalists to Follow CFF2 286

Just before we cross the threshold of the nineteenth century we must pause long enough to note an anonymous 141-page work published in New York in 1795, entitled Observation .... 4th. Arguments in Support of the Opinion, that the Soul is Inactive and Unconscious from Death to the Resurrection, derived from Scripture. 22) Ibid., no. 2629. It is consequently a fact that Conditionalism had made its appearance in America just before 1800. This treatise was a precursor of a line of vigorous Conditionalists identified by name, and very vocal, appearing as soon as we enter the new century. It would be interesting to know the identity of this unnamed harbinger of the new day. CFF2 286.2

Picture 1: Anonymous Work
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