A23636:253
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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He hath now done with his Doctrinal part, and shuts up all with a thing which he stiles, A Call & a warning to the people of Boston in New-England to Repent, &c. in which, by his language he arrogates to himself as much as any of the Prophets of old had of an immediate Mission from God. We shall not trouble our selves with the reviling Language he here useth, (Jesus Christ will call him to account for that ere long) but only endeavour to make it evident by his own manner of expressing himself, that he is no true Prophet.
He hath now done with his Doctrinal part, and shutts up all with a thing which he stiles, A Call & a warning to the people of Bosston in New-England to Repent, &c. in which, by his language he arrogates to himself as much as any of the Prophets of old had of an immediate Mission from God. We shall not trouble our selves with the reviling Language he here useth, (Jesus Christ will call him to account for that ere long) but only endeavour to make it evident by his own manner of expressing himself, that he is no true Prophet.
1. The true prophets do not use to lie, especially in delivering their Messages; and that he doth egregiously, there hath been more than once observed in his book; and what doth he less when he here tells us that God hath enlightened us all to turn from darkness to light &c.?
1. The true prophets do not use to ly, especially in delivering their Messages; and that he doth egregiously, there hath been more than once observed in his book; and what doth he less when he here tells us that God hath enlightned us all to turn from darkness to light &c.?
2. True prophets do not use to Slander, and how often he hath done so by us, we have seen throughout the pamphlet, & here also, p. 200. in saying, that We profess to own Christ without, but do not own him within, an horrid abuse!