Elder Robert Lackey, a writer at the web site connected with old Welsh Neck Primitive Baptist Church (a site with many good old articles on the history of the old school), wrote the following on the KJV Onlyism among many Hardshells (see here). It shows that not all Hardshells are KJV Only, and also shows that some even view the KJV as inferior to later English translations (a view I share). But, not only present day PB elders have denied KJV Onlyism (as did my father and others), but so have many throughout the past two hundred years. But, we cannot share that evidence now, but will save it for a later date.
Wrote Elder Lackey:
"If these baby-sprinkling, Baptist-persecuting, state-church loving Episcopalians were inspired as were the prophets, poets, historians, evangelists and apostles then we are bound to account the King of England and Pope of the Church of England as also inspired by the Holy Ghost when he set forth his rules for the translators. Now whether or not King James was a cross-dresser or a boy child lover we will not speculate upon. There is evidence from his enemies he was; there is evidence from his friends he was not. That part matters not to us, what we can say is while in Scotland he was a Presbyterian, but his religious convictions were so strong that he gladly embraced Episcopacy when crowned King of England, and became head (pope) of the Church of England."
Well, amen to that!
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