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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 [sic], to undermine them both. / By the minsters of the Gospel in Boston, ; [Nine lines of Scripture texts]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 [sic], to undermine them both. / By the minsters of the Gospel in Boston, ; [Nine lines of Scripture texts]
printed by Richard Pierce, 1690
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Sect. 5. That because we pretend not t•• Inspiration, therefore we lay no claim to the spiritual gifts, is an Argument as vain as th• author: Are there no Spiritual gifts but Inspirations? are there not diversities of them see 1. Cor. 12. 4, 5. Rom. 12. 6,7,8. H•• Inference, That hence We plainly confess th•• we have no infallible Discerning who is gracious we assent unto; and yet we do believe w• can discern of this as much as G. K. or any of his friends: and his Charge that we please that all spiritual gifts are ceased, is notoriously, false, for we try men by them; and […] are sure that these may continue, notwithstanding the Cessation of Inspirations; nor can he infer the Contrary, till he prove (which he never will) that all spiritual Gifts belong ⟨p. 47⟩to the head of Inspirations: Hence neither doth it follow, that we must deny an Inward Call to the ministry; since there are other Criteria by which it may be judged of, […] sufficient Directory for which, we have in the Scriptures, and have a power of Reasoning & Judging without immediate Revelation. for him therefore to urge, That All that is not by Inspiration [Church, Ministers, Ordinances, Worship] must needs be of man's making, is insolent: Must every thing that is not by Inspiration be Man-made? Hath not Christ left Institutions for His Church in His Gospel, that may sufficiently inform them in their Duty? It is the Quakers that make Churches, and Ordinances, silent-meetings &c. under a deluded pretence of Inspiration, without any Scripture Warrant.
Sect. 5. That because we pretend not t•• Inspiration, therefore we lay no claim to the spiritual gifts, is an Argument as vain as th• author: Are there no Spiritual gifts but Inspirations? are there not diversities of them see 1. Cor. 12. 4, 5