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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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The Preface.
The Praeface.
ALthough' the Church of God, which is a Society of men professing the Truths, & practising the Ways, of the Lord Jesus Christ, as the Sacred Scriptures have Recommended them unto the world, has in all ages undergone the Batteries of a various assault, yet it has out-lived them all. As one while there arise Persecutors with Cain's Club in their Hands, endeavouring by Force to banish out of the world, that Godliness which their sore eyes se•• an Eye-•ore in; so another while, the grand Enemy of our Salvation bring's Heretics upon the stage, who with Fraud would persuade the people of the Saints of the Most High to unchurch themselves by parting with all the means of Communion between them and their God. But hitherto an Abortion has attended all their attempts against that Mount Zion which cannot be removed, but remaineth for ever; the impotent Assailants find themselves but pushing hard against the great stone, and perish by its Rolling over them. This is among the Glorious things which are spoken of thee, O thou City of God!
ALtho' the Church of God, which is a Society of men professing the Truths, & practising the Wayes, of the Lord Jesus Christ, as the Sacred Sriptures have Recommended them unto the world, has in all ages undergone the Batteries of a various assault, yet it has out-liv'd them all. As one while there arise Persecutors with Cain's Club in their Hands, endeavouring by Force to banish out of the world, that Godliness which their sore eyes se•• an Ey-•ore in; so another while, the grand Enemy of our Salvation bring's Hereticks upon the stage, who with Fraud would perswade the people of the Saints of the Most High to unchurch themselves by parting with all the meanes of Communion between them and their God. But hitherto an Abortion has attended all their attempts against that Mount Sion which cannot be removed, but remaineth for ever; the impotent Assailants find themselves but pushing hard against the great stone, and perish by its Rolling over them. This is among the Glorious things which are spoken of thee, O thou City of God!