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The foundation of God standeth sure, or, A defence of those fundamental and so…
The foundation of God standeth sure, or, A defence of those fundamental and so generally believed doctrines of the Trinity of persons in the unity of the divine essence, of the satisfaction of Christ, the second person of the real and glorious Trinity, of the justification of the ungodly by the imputed righteousness of Christ, against the cavils of W.P.J. a Quaker in his pamphlet entitled The sandy foundation shaken &c. : wherein his and the Quakers hideous blasphemies, Socinian and damnably-heretical opinions are discovered and refuted ... / by Thomas Vincent.The foundation of God standeth sure, or, A defence of those fundamental and so generally believed doctrines of the Trinity of persons in the unity of the divine essence, of the satisfaction of Christ, the second person of the real and glorious Trinity, of the justification of the ungodly by the imputed righteousness of Christ, against the cavils of W.P.J. a Quaker in his pamphlet entituled The sandy foundation shaken &c. : wherein his and the Quakers hideous blasphemies, Socinian and damnably-heretical opinions are discovered and refuted ... / by Thomas Vincent.
London : s.n., 1668
Chapter 2: A brief Narrative of T. V's meeting with some Quakers in Spittle-yard, with the occasio…
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and if by the appeals made by our non-conforming Brethren for indulgence, he doth mean and reflect upon the grateful acknowledgement, which some of them lately made unto the Supreme Magistrate, under the protection of whose government we all do live. He discovers little of a Christian spirit, if he finds fault with it, since we have a command, 1 Tim. 2. 1, 2. That supplications, prayers, intercessions and giving of thanks be made for all men; for kings, and for all that are in authority, that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty; and therefore as we make conscience to pray for our Sovereign, so we look upon our selves, as obliged to give thanks both to God, and unto him when through his clemency and favour, we have liberty to live peaceable and quiet lives in all Godliness and honesty. But to proceed in the narrative: the daughter had such influence upon the mother, that she was instrumental to draw her into this pernicious way, ⟨p. 11⟩which when I heard of, I went to their house to use my endeavours for the reducing of them; where I had not been long, but the two men I had before discoursed with in Hounds-ditch came in; amongst other things they flatly denied that there were three persons in the Godhead, and that Father, Son, and Holy Ghost was a threefold variety or manifestation of God. I did not think fit to enter into a dispute concerning that and other points then; because it was so late, and because I desired to have witnesses on my side, as well as theirs. This was the occasion of my meeting with the Quakers at my House, which W. P. speaketh of, and was present at, but it is false (what he saith) that I bespake my usual Auditory, an hour before the Quakers were appointed to come, for I neither gave public notice, neither spake to any of a sooner time than I sent sent word to the Quakers of. W. P. chargeth me for bringing not only a second, but a third and fourth, least I should incur a non-plus, &c. That I should bring one with me was appointed when the Meeting was promised, that our number might be the same, with the two that were to dispute with us, and whom we two had met with before; but if other two of my Brethren were present, it was without any desire of mine, but only their our inclination brought them thither for some time after our discourse began;
and if by the appeals made by our non-conforming Brethren for indulgence, he doth mean and reflect upon the grateful acknowledgement, which some of them lately made unto the Supreame Magistrate, under the protection of whose government we all do live. He discovers little of a Christian spirit, if he finds fault with it, since we have a command,