A23636:275
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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But before we part we shall, for the Satisfaction of some, who possibly are concerned that we took him not up, when he challenged us to a public disputation, subjoin our reasons then moving & swaying of us; which were not from any suspicion of our own cause, nor Fear of his strength of reason, or jealousy lest our Hearers should be seduced; but,
But before we part we shall, for the Satisfaction of some, who possibly are concerned that we took him not up, when he challenged us to a publick disputation, subjoin our reasons then moving & swaying of us; which were not from any suspicion of our own cause, nor Fear of his strength of reason, or jealousy lest our Hearers should be seduced; but,
1. it was not in our power to grant it ⟨p. 155⟩him, without laying our selves obnoxious to the then Government, who had expressly forbidden the people to take liberty of any public Meeting together on any occasion on the week-days, besides the usual Lectures.
1. it was not in our power to grant it ⟨p. 155⟩him, without laying our selves obnoxious to the then Government, who had expresly forbidden the people to take liberty of any publique Meeting together on any occasion on the week-days, besides the usual Lectures.
2. We knew none of our Hearers that had any scruple on their minds about any of those Truths which he charged with falsehood, but believed them firmly, as far as we had any knowledge, and therefore to dispute them for their sakes, was altogether needless.