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Misrepresentations corrected, and truth vindicated. In a reply to the Rev. Mr. Solomon Williams's…
Misrepresentations corrected, and truth vindicated. In a reply to the Rev. Mr. Solomon Williams's book, entitled, The true state of the question concerning the qualifications necessary to lawful communion in the Christian sacraments. / By Jonathan Edwards, M.A. Minister of the Gospel at Stockbridge. ; [Five lines of Scripture texts]Misrepresentations corrected, and truth vindicated. In a reply to the Rev. Mr. Solomon Williams's book, intitled, The true state of the question concerning the qualifications necessary to lawful communion in the Christian sacraments. / By Jonathan Edwards, M.A. Minister of the Gospel at Stockbridge. ; [Five lines of Scripture texts]
Boston: printed by S. Kneeland, 1752
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And these Things are no less inconsistent with what Mr. W. says in the very Book under Consideration. He here says, (P. 36.) Why should any Divine now tell us, that these same Professions don't imply that there are any Pretences of any real Friendship, that they import no Pretence of loving God more, yea, not so much as his Enemies, no Pretence to love God above the World? When He himself is the Divine that tells us so, or plainly supposes so in this very Book of his. For, in P. 8, 9. having mentioned the Profession Communicants may be required to make, he then says, that such a Profession contains all that is essential to true Religion in it; And if this is the Fruit of the Love of God, it is true Godliness: Plainly supposing, that Persons may have these Things without the Love of God; as the Reader will see more evidently if he views the Place. So that the Profession must imply real Friendship, and Love to God, even above the World; and yet must contain only such Things as may be with or without the Love of God, indiscriminately.
And these Things are no less inconsistent with what Mr. W. says in the very Book under Consideration. He here says, (P. 36.) Why should any Divine now tell us, that these same Professions don't imply that there are any Pretences of any real Friendship, that they import no Pretence of loving God more, yea, not so much as his Enemies, no Pretence to love God above the World? When He himself is the Divine that tells us so, or plainly supposes so in this very Book of his. For, in P. 8, 9. having mention'd the Profession Communicants may be required to make, he then says, that such a Profession contains all that is essential to true Religion in it; And if this is the Fruit of the Love of God, it is true Godliness: Plainly supposing, that Persons may have these Things without the Love of God; as the Reader will see more evidently if he views the Place. So that the Profession must imply real Friendship, and Love to God, even above the World; and yet must contain only such Things as may be with or without the Love of God, indiscriminately.
Mr. W. allows, that in Order to come to Sacraments Men ought to profess a Subjection to Christ with all their Hearts, (P. 10. d.) & to be devoted to the Service of God, (P. 49. d.) & to give up themselves to Christ, to be taught, ruled & led by Him in a Gospel-Way to Salvation. (P 31. e & P. 32. a.) And tho' He and Mr Stoddard taught, that it is lawful for some unsanctified Men to come to Sacraments, yet Mr. W. supposes it to be