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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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And how strangely doth he prevaricate, when he tells us (p. 85.) That it is plainly revealed and declared in Scripture, that the Condemnation is not simply because Adam had ⟨p. 80⟩sinned, because of what Christ saith, Joh. 3•. 1•. he might have read vers •3 that he that believeth not, is condemned already. The Case stands plainly thus; In the first Covenant we stand condemned for the breach of the Law, either as Adam's sin is ours by imputation, or as we have actually broken the Law. Where the Gospel comes, Christ is offered, a way is discovered to life by Him. Now this is the proper Gospel Condemnation▪ that men despise Him and will not follow this Light; and this is added to the former they were before condemned by the Law, and now the Gospel condemns them too.
And how strangely doth he prevaricate, when he tells us (p. 85.) That it is plainly revealed and declared in Scripture, that the Condemenation is not simply because Adam had ⟨p. 80⟩sinned, because of what Christ saith, Joh. 3•. 1•. he might have read vers •3 that he that beleeveth not, is condemned already. The Case stands plainly thus; In the first Covenant we stand condemned for the breach of the Law, either as Adam's sin is ours by imputation, or as we have actually broken the Law. Where the Gospel comes, Christ is offered, a way is discovered to life by Him. Now this is the proper Gospel Condemnation▪ that men despise Him and will not follow this Light; and this is added to the former they were before condemned by the Law, and now the Gospel condemns them too.