A23636:60
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
Title page typeset from the transcription.
Introduction › Reflections on Cap. 2. of New Revelations and Inspirations.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
The Fancy of New Divine Revelations and Inspirations, being the Pillar of Quakerism, it concerned him to treat the Scriptures with such caution, as to leave room to introduce this Figment, else he had undone his whole Cause: and yet it will be found that he hath granted so much there, that he must needs contradict himself here, as will be made evident.
The Fancy of New Divine Revelations and Inspirations, being the Pillar of Quakerism, it concerned him to treat the Scriptures with such caution, as to leave room to introduce this Figment, else he had undone his whole Cause: and yet it will be found that he hath granted so much there, that he must needs contradict himselfe here, as will be made evident.
In this Chapter the Dispute is, Whether new divine Revelations & Inspirations of the Spirit of God he now ceased? He undertakes the Negative against us: but indeed the whole is nothing else but mere Legerdemain.
In this Chapter the Dispute is, Whether new divine Revelations & Inspirations of the Spirit of God he now ceased? He undertakes the Negative against us: but indeed the whole is nothing else but meer Legerdemain.
The right Stating of the Controversy between ⟨p. 22⟩us, will abbreviate and facilitate ou• work, in animadverting on this tedious and insignificant Chapter. In order to that, thes• three Terms, Inspiration, Revelation & New, must be rightly understood. Words are used to express our minds by, & are to be taken in the sense commonly used among men; and when any are used equivocally, such as use them must have Liberty to interpret their own meaning.