Misrepresentations corrected, and truth vindicated. In a reply to the Rev. Mr. Solomon Williams's…

MR. W. denies, that in order to Men's being admitted to Sacraments, they need make any peculiar Profession, distinguished from what an unregenerate Man may make (P. 44. c. P. 50. e. 6. c, d, e. 9. c. 10. c, e. 45. e. 46. a, & 53, e.) or that they need to profess any Thing but what an unregenerate Man may say, & speak true. (P. 47. c.) And that they need make no Profession but what is compatible with an unregenerate State, (P. 8. d, e.) And yet the Reader has seen what Things he says all must profess in order to come to Sacraments. One Thing he says they must profess, is a real Conviction of the Heart, of the divine Truth of God's Word; That they do sincerely and with all their Hearts believe the Gospel. And these Things, he says, are agreeable to the Opinion of Mr. Stoddard, and the Doctrine he taught. (P. 32. b, c. & P. 36. a.) Let us compare these Things with the Doctrine Mr. S. taught. Mr. S. taught, that natural Men don't believe the Gospel. (Benef. of the Gosp. P. 89. b) That they don't properly believe the Word of God. (Guide to Christ, P 26. d.) That they don't believe the Testimony of God, don't lay Weight on the Word of God; That they don't believe the Report of the Gospel. (Safety of Ap. Edit. 2. P. 229. c, e.) That they do not receive God's Testimony, nor lay Weight. (ibid. P. 99. That there is no Man, how great soever his Profession, how large soever his Knowledge, ⟨p. 48⟩that continues in a natural Condition, who throughly believes that Truth; i. e. that Men may be saved by Christ's Righteousness. (ibid. P. 4. d. & P. 5. d, e.) That common Illumination don't convince Men of the Truth of the Gospel. (Benef. of the Gosp. P. 148, 149.) How then could it be the Doctrine Mr. S. taught, that natural Men may really and with all their Hearts believe and be convinced of the Truth of the Gospel?

MR. W. denies, that in order to Men's being admitted to Sacraments, they need make any peculiar Profession, distinguish'd from what an unregenerate Man may make (P. 44. c. P. 50. e. 6. c, d, e. 9. c. 10. c, e. 45. e. 46. a, & 53, e.) or that they need to profess any Thing but what an unregenerate Man may say, & speak true. (P. 47. c.) And that they need make no Profession but what is compatible with an unregenerate State, (P. 8. d, e.) And yet the Reader has seen what Things he says all must profess in order to come to Sacraments. One Thing he says they must profess, is a real Conviction of the Heart, of the divine Truth of God's Word; That they do sincerely and with all their Hearts believe the Gospel. And these Things, he says, are agreable to the Opinion of Mr. Stoddard, and the Doctrine he taught. (P. 32. b, c. & P. 36. a.) Let us compare these Things with the Doctrine Mr. S. taught. Mr. S. taught, that natural Men don't believe the Gospel. (Benef. of the Gosp. P. 89. b) That they don't properly believe the Word of God. (Guide to Christ, P 26. d.) That they don't believe the Testimony of God, don't lay Weight on the Word of God; That they don't believe the Report of the Gospel. (Safety of Ap. Edit. 2. P. 229. c, e.) That they do not receive God's Testimony, nor lay Weight. (ibid. P. 99. That there is no Man, how great soever his Profession, how large soever his Knowlege,