A23636:174
The principles of the Protestant religion maintained, and churches of New-England, in the profession…
The principles of the Protestant religion maintained, and churches of New-England, in the profession and exercise thereof defended against all the calumnies of one George Keith, a Quaker, in a book lately published at Pennsylvania, to undermine them both / by the ministers of the Gospel in Boston.The principles of the Protestant religion maintained, and churches of New-England, in the profession and exercise thereof defended against all the calumnies of one George Keith, a Quaker, in a book lately published at Pensilvania, to undermine them both / by the ministers of the Gospel in Boston.
printed by Richard Pierce, 1690
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Introduction › Reflections on Cap. 6. of Christ's dying for all, &c.
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we shall ⟨p. 96⟩have a new Quakers purgatory erected ere long; Christ revealed to men for Salvation after death, who died ignorant of Him! And now what Reason hath he to conclude this Section with a Triumph! That he hath demonstrated from Scripture, that men have been in a state of salvation, that have not had the Mystery of Christ made known to them! unless perverting of the Scripture may pass for Demonstration.
Sect. 8. But what needs more then? would he out-do Demonstration? Fain would he draw in Paul, 1. Cor. 12.4, 5, 6. to speak of the different degrees and modes of God's revealing Himself before Christ, under the Law, and after Him under the Gospel. Though we are satisfied that Paul aims at another thing, Viz. the distribution of gifts in the days o• the Gospel variously: yet, supposing the other, what is this to mens knowing of Christ where the Law was not: or to the Gentiles being illuminated with saving knowledge? and where does he find three Baptisms in Scripture, especially, such as that the First only reveals the Father, the second, the Father and the Son, the third, the Three Persons? or had he this mystery by Revelation? if so, he might have kept it to himself, for he hath discharged us from believing him: and ⟨p. 97⟩wherein it serves to, […] •e se• […] except it be to prove that man might […] the first be saved w••hout Ch••st▪ •nd […] will contradict his own profession.
Sect. 8. But what needs more then? would he out-do Demonstration? Fain would he draw in Paul,