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Ne suitor ultra crepidam. Or Brief animadversions upon the New-England Anabaptists late fallacious narrativeNe sutor ultra crepidam. Or Brief animadversions upon the New-England Anabaptists late fallacious narrative
Ne suitor ultra crepidam. Or Brief animadversions upon the New-England Anabaptists late fallacious narrative; wherein the notorious mistakes and falsehoods by them published, are detected. / By Samuel Willard teacher of a church in Boston in New-England. ; [Eight lines of Scripture texts]Ne sutor ultra crepidam. Or Brief animadversions upon the New-England Anabaptists late fallacious narrative; wherein the notorious mistakes and falshoods by them published, are detected. / By Samuel Willard teacher of a church in Boston in New-England. ; [Eight lines of Scripture texts]
printed by S. Green, 1681
Brief Animadversions Upon the New England Anabaptists late Narrativ… › Section 4
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Now follows the Narrative it self, in which the first thing that […] us is (indeed) a brief account of their congregating, or that […] of theirs in gathering a Church; where we have the moving […] the manner, and the materials of it.
Now follows the Narrative it self, in which the first thing that 〈…〉 us is (indeed) a brief account of their congregating, or that 〈…〉 of theirs in gathering a Church; where we have the moving 〈…〉 the manner, and the materials of it.
1. The moving cause of it is brief and pithy: It pleased God to […] their hearts] and if this be indeed so, then those that opposed […] in it, and endeavoured to suppress them, will be found fighters […] against God, and to act in vain, for the Will of God shall be accomplished, and no weapon formed against it shall prosper: and this Argument we shall find them making use of (page 2.) But who knows not that all Heretics pretend to the Spirit and Direction of God; though it's certain that in so doing they take the Name of God in vain: and it's little less then Blasphemy to bring God in, to patronize their sinful Actions: For,
1. The moving cause of it is brief and pithy: It pleased God to 〈…〉 their hearts] and if this be indeed so, then those that opposed 〈…〉 in it, and endeavoured to suppress them, will be found fighters 〈…〉 against God, and to act in vain, for the Will of God shall be accomplished, and no weapon formed against it shall prosper: and this Argument we shall finde them making use of (page 2.) But who knows not that all Hereticks pretend to the Spirit and Direction of God; though it's certain that in so doing they take the Name of God in vain: and it's little less then Blasphemy to bring God in, to patronize their sinful Actions: For,