The real Christian, or, A treatise of effectual calling wherein the work of God…

I was something troubled at them my self at my first reading them, but upon serious examining them, I began to question the truth of those particulars, and having a little acquaintance with Mr, Shepherd, I wrote to him about that particular of which I doubted, and gave him two or three Arguments against it: He was pleased to write to me at large; his Letter deserves the Press, and had seen it, were it not for one passage in it; his Answers to my Arguments did not ⟨image 7⟩satisfy; what they are I shall give the Reader faithfully, without leaving out, adding or altering one word: Preaching once abroad I closed up the Point in hand, by applying it to what Mr. Shepherd had delivered, to see how those two Doctrines agreed: A Gentleman and a Scholar meeting me some time after, gave me thanks for the close of my Sermon: I asked him, why? he told me, he had a Maid-servant who was very godly, and reading of that particular in Mr. Shepherd's Book, which I opposed, she was so cast down, and fell into such troubles, that all the Christians that came to her could not quiet her spirit. For Mr. Daniel Rogers, I have met with several Persons who have felt enough of temptations about their Faith, and could not be resolved that ever their Faith was true, because of that which he had written: but two I took notice of especially; One was a Minister of a gracious spirit, and a faithful Labourer in the Lords Vineyard, Mr. John Glascock of little Canfield in Essex, who laboured much under temptations, from this Doctrine of Mr. Rogers. The other was a good Woman, but under as great desertions as ever I saw one; there was another Minister with me in the Room that came to visit her: I observed the Woman's discourse well, and what answers she gave us; I perceived at last (though I did not know whether the Woman had ever seen the Book) she was upon Mr. Daniel Rogers Divinity, and so I told the other Minister, this is Mr. Daniel Rogers Divinity: yea, said the Woman presently, I read it this morning in his Book: long it was before this good Woman got out of this darkness. Another Person given much to reading of good Books, and I hope made good use of them, spake these words to me, ⟨image 8⟩As for Mr. Daniel Rogers, and Mr. Shepherd, I am afraid to read their Books, they have laid such blocks in my way.

I was something troubled at them my self at my first reading them, but upon serious examining them, I began to question the truth of those particulars, and having a little acquaintance with Mr, Shepherd, I wrote to him about that particular of which I doubted, and gave him two or three Arguments against it: He was pleased to write to me at large; his Letter deserves the Press, and had seen it, were it not for one passage in it; his Answers to my Arguments did not