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I was under the impression that the notion of seven dispensations was an invention of John Nelson Darby. However, this evening I was reading Vol. 1 of Christian's Reasonable Service, and a Brakel, writing ~100 years prior to Darby, says (p.79 of the RHB edition):
"The second practice to avoid is that of forcing everything into a framework of seven dispensations, as the entire concept of seven dispensations is erroneous..."
Two questions:
1. Is the "seven dispensation" framework referenced by a Brakel the same as that which later became popularized by Darby?
2. If it is the same as that which was later taught by Darby, then when exactly did the seven dispensation model first come about?
"The second practice to avoid is that of forcing everything into a framework of seven dispensations, as the entire concept of seven dispensations is erroneous..."
Two questions:
1. Is the "seven dispensation" framework referenced by a Brakel the same as that which later became popularized by Darby?
2. If it is the same as that which was later taught by Darby, then when exactly did the seven dispensation model first come about?