A23636:263
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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As to his first Letter, all the Reflection we shall here make is, that he tells us in it, that the false Doctrines which he chargeth upon us, were such as he was assured by the Spirit of God that we taught them, and that they were false: Now the Spirit of God assures none of a Lie, and that in matter of Fact. But we have before intimated, that the 12th. Article in his Charge, is none of ours, but the contrary; by which it appears that G. K's Spirit teacheth him to lie.
As to his first Letter, all the Reflexion we shall here make is, that he tells us in it, that the false Doctrines which he chargeth upon us, were such as he was assured by the Spirit of God that we taught them, and that they were false: Now the Spirit of God assures none of a Ly, and that in matter of Fact. But we have before intimated, that the 12th. Article in his Charge, is none of ours, but the contrary; by which it appears that G. K's Spirit teacheth him to ly.
What we have to say in Justification of our Answer to him, will be seen in our Animadversions on his reply.
1. he tells us, We called his letter a blasphemous & heretical paper, and give no satisfactory ⟨p. 151⟩reason for so doing; We had then no opportunity, but we hope we have now done it to the Satisfaction of the sober.