N00406:121
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. 9. It is a pure piece of trifling whereby he would bass•e the Plea which some make Viz. That their Ministers have their Call of the Church, and therefore it is mediate; by telling us that Ministers were before Churches, an• that this is to run in a Circle: for though we place not the whole of a Ministers Ca• in this, yet his Cavil is empty, In order the Calling of a Church, we grant that Ministers are before it, and are Helps under Christ in the Calling of it and such Christ used in the beginning of the Gospel, be these were called extraordinarily & immediately by Christ Himself: but such Ministers o• not live for ever, and the Church abide when they are gone; and is now in a Capacity of Supplying it self, and so there is room for a […] Call; and what Circle is there i• this? There are Planters, & there are Wi• terers; and both Ministers.
Sect. 9. It is a pure peice of trifling whereby he would bass•e the Plea which some make Viz. That their Ministers have their Call of the Church, and therefore it is mediate; by telling us that Ministers were before Churches, an• that this is to run in a Circle: for though we place not the whole of a Ministers Ca• in this, yet his Cavil is empty, In order the Calling of a Church, we grant that Ministers are before it, and are Helps under Christ in the Calling of it and such Christ used in the beginning of the Gospel, be these were called extraordinarily & immediately by Christ Himself: but such Ministers o• not live for ever, and the Church abide when they are gone; and is now in a Capacity of Supplying it self, and so there is room for a 〈…〉 Call; and what Circle is there i• this? There are Planters, & there are Wi• terers; and both Ministers.