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An humble inquiry into the rules of the Word of God, concerning the qualifications…
An humble inquiry into the rules of the Word of God, concerning the qualifications requisite to a complete standing and full communion in the visible Christian church. By Jonathan Edwards, A.M. Pastor of the First Church in Northampton. ; With an appendix by Mr. Foxcroft. ; [Ten lines of quotations]An humble inquiry into the rules of the Word of God, concerning the qualifications requisite to a compleat standing and full communion in the visible Christian church. By Jonathan Edwards, A.M. Pastor of the First Church in Northampton. ; With an appendix by Mr. Foxcroft. ; [Ten lines of quotations]
Boston: : Printed & sold by S. Kneeland in Queenstreet, 1749
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An Inquiry into the Qualifications for full Communion in the visibl… › Part 2
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—The Apostle Jude, in his general Epistle, speaks much of Apostates and their Wickedness; but to other professing Christians that had not fallen away, he says ve.r20, 21. But ye, Beloved, building up your selves on your most holy Faith, praying in the holy Ghost, keep your selves in the Love of God, looking for the Mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ, unto eternal Life: Plainly supposing, that they had professed Faith with Love to God our Saviour, and were by the Apostle considered as his Friends and Lovers.—Many other Passages to the like Purpose might be observed in the Epistles, but these may suffice.
—The Apostle Jude, in his general Epistle, speaks much of Apostates and their Wickedness; but to other prosessing Christians that had not fallen away, he says ve.r20, 21. But ye, Beloved, building up your selves on your most holy Faith, praying in the holy Ghost, keep your selves in the Love of God, looking for the Mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ, unto eternal Life: Plainly supposing, that they had profess'd Faith with Love to God our Saviour, and were by the Apostle considered as his Friends and Lovers.—Many other Passages to the like Purpose might be observed in the Epistles, but these may suffice.
Now how unaccountable would these Things be, if the Case was, that the Members of the primitive Christian Churches were not admitted into them under any such Notion as their being really godly Persons and Heirs of eternal Life, nor with any Respect to such a Character appearing on them; and that they themselves joined to these Churches without any such Pretence, as having no such Opinion of themselves!
Now how unaccountable would these Things be, if the Case was, that the Members of the primitive Christian Churches were not admitted into them under any such Notion as their being really godly Persons and Heirs of eternal Life, nor with any Respect to such a Character appearing on them; and that they themselves join'd to these Churches without any such Pretence, as having no such Opinion of themselves!