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Hadow was involved in many public controversies in the church. In 1720, he took a leading part in the Marrow controversy which bore on the views contained in The Marrow of Modern Divinity, published in England by Edward Fisher in 1645. In 1720, Hadow presided over a sub-committee for preserving purity of doctrine. Six so-called antinomian paradoxes were extracted from the work, on the subject of the sins of a believer. On 20 May 1720, an act of assembly was passed condemning the book, and instructing ministers to warn their people not to read it. Some of the "Marrowmen" seceded, but the rest, after a time, were silently permitted to promulgate their views.
Hadow acted against John Simson, Professor of Divinity at Glasgow University, who, being accused of Socinian views, was suspended from his Professorship in 1729.
The old weather vane of St. Mary's College at St. Andrews' University has the following initials: M IH 1728". These stand for "Magister James Hadow"
A portrait of Principal James Hadow hangs at St Mary's College, St Andrews' University. This portrait was returned to St Andrews' University by 1941 by Arthur Lovell Hadow and has since undergone restoration.
Although he had an official residence inside St Mary's College in the north west corner of the courtyard, his family resided at 46 South Street where the Hadow coat-of-arms sits over the door.
Principal Hadow had a brother, Thomas Hadow. He is believed to have received a Commission in the Cameronians in 1694, to have taken part in the Battle of Dunkeld in 1689 and was probably killed at the Battle of Steenkerque in 1692.
His son George Hadow became Professor of Hebrew in St Mary's College, University of St Andrews.
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