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An appeal to the learned. Being a vindication of the right of visible saints…
An appeal to the learned. Being a vindication of the right of visible saints to the Lords Supper, though they be destitute of a saving work of God's spirit on their hearts: against the exceptions of Mr. Increase Mather. / By Solomon Stoddard, Pastor of Northampton. ; [Two lines from Daniel]
Boston: printed by B. Green for Samuel Phillips, 1709
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Mr. Mather that he may strengthen his Opinion heaps up many Scriptures to show, that Church Members should be visible Saints; he has no need to trouble himself to prove that which I never denied, all the titles that are given them don't make them more, and I never desired to make them less than visible Saints, the members of the Christian Church are visible Saints, & the members of the Jewish Church were visible Saints, as they are called, Dan. 12.7. So Deut. 33.3. Yea he loved the people, all his Saint's are in thy hand. It was needless for him ⟨p. 17⟩to prove it, & unfair by taking so much pains to prove it, to leave a jealousy upon some ignorant people, as if I did deny it.
Mr. Mather that he may strengthen his Opinion heaps up many Scriptures to show, that Church Members should be visible Saints; he has no need to trouble himself to prove that which I never deny'd, all the titles that are given them don't make them more, and I never desired to make them less than visible Saints, the members of the Christian Church are visible Saints, & the members of the Jewish Church were visible Saints, as they are called, Dan. 12.7. So Deut. 33.3. Yea he loved the people, all his Saint's are in thy hand. It was needless for him ⟨p. 17⟩to prove it, & unfair by taking so much pains to prove it, to leave a jealousy upon some ignorant people, as if I did deny it.