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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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Introduction › Reflections on Chap. 1. of the Holy Scriptures.
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2. The next instance refers to an Inward Call to the Ministry; and runs upon the same foolish notion with the former, and needs no further Answer: only let it be here laid by in store, That he pretend• to own such a distinct Office in the Church, which the Practice of the Quakers makes a Gift Common to all they account to be of the true Church, both men and women,
2. The next instance refers to an Inward Call to the Ministry; and runs upon the same foolish notion with the former, and needs no further Answer: only let it be here laid by in store, That he pretend• to owne such a distinct Office in the Church, which the Practice of the Quakers makes a Gift Common to all they account to be of the true Church, both men and women,
3. In his third Instance he begs a Principle which will never be Granted him, viz. that men are to tarry for an Inward Call to pray or perform any religious Duty; which being Voluntary on the Spirit's part, he concludes cannot be known simply by the Scriptures. But let it be here remarked,
1. That Moral Duty depends on the Precept, and not on inward Motions: Prayer (which he refers to in particular) is to be without ceasing, 1. Thes. 5.19. i. e. every day, and on all occasions. 2. That the Motion to do any thing, which is at any ⟨p. 15⟩time upon us, is to be tried by the scriptures, whether it be of God, for we •re bidden to try the Spirits, and are directed to the Law and Testimony as our Rule, and if it be not there Revealed, G. K. tells is we need not believe it. 3. We are commanded to stir up the Grace that is in us; and how often have we David at this? yea, when we want the Spirit for Prayer, we are to pray for the Spirit.