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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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Reflections on Cap. 8. of Perseverance, &c.Reflections on Cap. 8. of Perseverence, &c.
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In p. 147. he strangely confounds the two Covenants; and yet really grants the whole Case: He saith, The first Covenant may be fallen from; the Angels and Adam fell totally; but the new Covenant cannot be fallen from? & thus we say; but the knack we were not aware of is, a man may be a Believer, and yet •e but in Adam's covenant, than which there ⟨p. 118⟩can be no greater Contradiction, or, a man may be in a middle state between both; which is the greatest confusion; or finally, he will have none to be in the new Covenant till they come to Glory, and then they shall sin no more; and this is directly against Scripture.
Pag. 148. He saith, There may be infallible marks and signs of such given, and yet God only knows them, and such to whom He reveals it. We thought that Marks had been given purposely to know by, but the Folly of this hath been already detected.
Sect. 4. We are now come to the Quakers Doctrine of Perfection of which they boast: and here he first rails at ours that denies it, and then tries to prove his own, tho' that very Essay will prove him to be very imperfect.
Sect. 4. We are now come to the Quakers Doctrine of Perfection of which they boast: and here he first rails at ours that denyes it, and then tries to prove his own, tho' that very Essay will prove him to be very imperfect.