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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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11. He supposeth we misapplied 2. epist Joh. vers. 10. but offers nothing convincing; he denies that he brings another Doctrine, but that hath been proved, and he gave evidence enough of it in his letter. He tells us, that was to a private Woman, and concerns not us who reckon ourselves teachers, but Ecclesiastical Histories tell us, the Apostle John himself did as much by Cerinth•s. But however, an Heretic must be twice admonished before he is rejected: and had not he been more than so? How often in Scotland, particularly by Mr. John Alexander in his Reply, and at the Barbican in London, and in New-England, at Hampton and, Salem; and must every one in particular admonish and Heretic twice before he reject him? But he is more than an Heretic, an Apostate, a Teacher of lies and false Doctrine, a Deceiver; and for this reason to be shunned: and especially after Admonition, persisting in his Course. And when he saith the Apostles did not thus treat men of ill principles, nor Christ, but […] &c. We answer, they were not A ••tates ⟨p. 154⟩and Heretics, grown beyond Admonition, but persons that had been trained up in false principles, from whence they endeavoured to draw them which alters the case: nor is it any Contradiction, that Quakers may be invited to come to our public Meetings, and yet not admitted into our private Houses. There are the instituted means, which if they come to, they may possibly be convinced but the Scripture has given cautions to Christians in the other respect. Nor is there any parallel between his comparison & the thing, Turkish Pirates hang out false colours and invite men to rob them; that we do neither, He that will one day vindicate His own truth & ways, will make it appear, then Wisdom shall be justified of all her children; mean while we take it to be one Commendation of our Doctrine & Ministry, that G. K. and such as he rail at and revile it.
11. He supposeth we misapplied 2. epist Joh. vers. 10. but offers nothing convincing; he denies that he brings another Doctrine, but that hath been proved, and he gave evidence enough of it in his letter. He tells us, that was to a private Woman, and concerns not us who reckon ourselves teachers, but Ecclesiastical Histories tell us, the Apostle John himself did as much by Cerinth•s. But however, an Heretick must be twise admonished before he is rejected: and had not he been more than so? How often in Scotland, particularly by Mr. John Alexander in his Reply, and at the Barbacan in London, and in New-England, at Hampton and, Salem; and must every one in particular admonish and Heretick twise before he reject him? But he is more than an Heretick, an Apostate, a Teacher of lies and salse Doctrine, a Deceiver; and for this reason to be shunned: and especially after Admonition, persisting in his Course. And when he saith the Apostles did not thus treat men of ill principles, nor Christ, but &c. We answer, they were not A tates