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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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1. That God is the Supreme Efficient or Worker of all things, according to His Counsel, Eph. 1. 11. 2ndly. That God foreknew from all Eternity what should be done by all Creatures in time: this G. K. pretends to believe: and let him or any of his Company tell us how He did so in respect of voluntary Agents, unless he had predetermined them.
1. That God is the Supream Efficient or Worker of all things, according to His Counsil, Eph. 1. 11. 2ndly. That God foreknew from all Eternity what should be done by all Creatures in time: this G. K. pretends to beleeve: and let him or any of his Company tell us how He did so in respect of voluntary Agents, unless he had p••determined them.
What he faith of Gods Hardening of men, That it is by His withdrawing of His Spirit from them, is a Truth, but not the whole Truth, there is more contained in it; sometimes it is by denying them softening means, sometimes by presenting before them Objects, sometimes by a judicial delivering 'em up to Satan, & their own hearts lusts; and all these ways are according to Scripture.
What he faith of Gods Hardning of men, That it is by His withdrawing of His Spirit from them, is a Truth, but not the whole Truth, there is more contained in it; sometimes it is by denying them softning meanes, sometimes by presenting before them Objects, sometimes by a judicial delivering 'em up to Satan, & their own hearts lusts; and all these wayes are according to Scripture.
Sect. 5. Here we are told that the honest Quakers believe all that the Scriptures say, concerning Election; and who would desire more? But if they believe not the things which the Scripture necessarily intends, they prevaricate, for the mind of the Word is the Word and now see how it will appear, he presently tells us, that We no-where find in Scripture