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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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that because Believers are renewed but in part, and yet are active beings in thinking, speaking, doing, there will be an Influence of remaining Corruption into these actions, which will make 'em shortcoming in point of the strictness of the Law, and consequently breakers of it. In the other place cited, Confess. cap. 16. sect. 5. they quote, Isa. 64.6. Joh. 5.17. Rom. 7.15; 28. and certainly Paul had as much grace as any now can Pretend to.
that because Beleevers are renewed but in part, and yet are active beings in thinking, speaking, doing, there will be an Influence of remaining Corruption into these actions, which will make 'em shortcoming in point of the strictness of the Law, and c•nsequently breakers of it. In the other place cited, Confess. cap. 16. sect. 5. they quote, Isa. 64.6. Joh. 5.17. Rom. 7.15; 28. and certainly Paul had as much grace as any now can Pretend to.
As to his particular Reflections on the forecited Texts, they are scarce worth minding. What he observes on Jam. •.2. is a mistake of what they brought it to prove, and it doth prove against him, the Imperfection of any in this life. For that in Ezek. 7.20. his observation, that the word is in the future, makes against him, intimating that they can do no other as long as they live; and his putting it for the potential, is precarious, his applying it to the times of the Law, which made nothing perfect, is fond; for they had the Gospel as well as we, and were perfect in an Evangelical sense,