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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 4: The Conclusion of the Narrative, with an Answer unto W. Pen's Postscript and Cavils aga…
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if it had been, it could not be called a breach of promise, if he sent them word he would meet with some of them, as G. W. W. P. and a few others, since points might more calmly be debated, and truth might in likelihood be better sifted before a few, than before such a multitude.
if it had been, it could not be called a breach of promise, if he sent them word he would meet with some of them, as G. W. W. P. and a few others, since points might more calmly be debated, and truth might in likelyhood be better sifted before a few, than before such a multitude.
And as to that which W. P. speaketh of clearing themselves from their Accusations (of Blasphemy he meaneth) I wonder he should ever think to wipe off the name of a Blasphemer, except he should renounce his error, there being Blasphemy in the very denial of the Doctrine of the Trinity; so that the greater the multitude, the greater would have been his shame; but he hath taken a course to proclaim himself a Blasphemer and Heretic before more than that Auditory; and if such a vindication of himself doth yield them any satisfaction, he hath it. W. P. further informeth the Reader of his visiting my Meeting on a Lecture-day, and that I (showing both injustice and cowardice) shamefully slunk away, & so baulked a defence of my own Principles. Unto this I answer, that they gave me no notice before of their coming; that I had engaged before by promise to meet with some friends about business, so soon as I had done; that I did not think it fit to dispute with Quakers after preaching a Sermon, and my purpose is never to do it, because I look upon it as the devils plot, hereby to steal away the precious seed of the Word out of the minds of the people, that so it may prove unfruitful. Further I told W. P. there was a Letter in the house in order to a meeting with him for discourse of the Principles, wherein was proposed some conditions, viz. that they would dispute ⟨p. 23⟩Syllogistically, that they would plainly assert their principles before, which we should dispute of, four were named, with desire to know whether they would own them; But when I perceived that they made such a noise, and would not receive my answer why I did not think fit to stay, and discourse with them at that time, I went away from them, but neither shamefully nor cowardly, except in the apprehensions of such who take any occasion, to fasten reproach upon the Ministers of the Gospel. And yet whatever reason I had then to retire, & though no answer were given in the dispute before to either of my arguments; some have not spared to report in the Town, that I was worsted by the Quakers, which how unreasonable it is, those which read this narrative, may easily judge. And whereas W. P. at the conclusion of his Book, doth charge us for want of zeal for our Principles, want of Love to our Reputation, and want of Conscience in our Promises, because he said we have evaded the many opportunities offered for treaty.