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

Name: Misrepresentations corrected, and truth vindicated. In a reply to the Rev. Mr. Solomon Williams's…
Author: Jonathan Edwards

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]

Jonathan Edwards 1703–1758Boston: printed by S. Kneeland, 1752

[2], iv, 173, [5] p. ; 22 cm. (8vo) · 69k words · Evans 6839

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Misrepresentations corrected, and Truth vindicated. › Part 2 › Section 9: A View of what Mr. W. says concerning the public Covenanting of Professors.Misrepresentations corrected, and Truth vindicated. › Part 2 › Section 9: A View of what Mr. W. says concerning the publick Covenanting of Professors.

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:184p. 79¶1

And in the 2d Page of his Preface, he declares himself fully established in Mr. S—d's Doctrine concerning this Affair of Qualifications for the Lord's Supper; who expressly declares it to be his Judgment, that It is requisite, that Persons be not admitted unto Communion in the Lord's Supper, without making a PERSONAL and public Profession of their Faith and Repentance. (Appeal. P. 93, 94.)

And in the 2d Page of his Preface, he declares himself fully establish'd in Mr. S—d's Doctrine concerning this Affair of Qualifications for the Lord's Supper; who expresly declares it to be his Judgment, that It is requisite, that Persons be not admitted unto Communion in the Lord's Supper, without making a PERSONAL and publick Profession of their Faith and Repentance. (Appeal. P. 93, 94.)

:185p. 79–80

And as Mr. W. holds, that there must be a public Personal owning the Covenant; so he also maintains, that this Profession must be explicit, or express.—He says (P 20. d, e.) Since we have no Direction in the Bible, at what Time nor in what Manner any personal explicit Covenanting should be performed,—it appears plain to a Demonstration, that the People knew nothing of any such Institution; as I suppose, the Christian Church never did, 'till Mr. Edwards discovered it. But if I was the first Discoverer, he should have owned, that since I have discovered it he himself and all my Opposers have seen Cause to follow me, and receive my Discovery. For so the Case seems to be, if he gives us a true Account (in P. 132. b.) where he rejects, with Indignation, the Imputation of any other Opinion. How often (says he) has Mr. Edwards said, none but visible Saints are to be admitted? Do not ALL Mr. Edwards's OPPOSERS say, that NO MAN is to be admitted, who does not profess his hearty Belief of the Gospel, and the earnest and sincere Purpose of his Heart, so far as he knows it, to obey all God's Commands, and keep his COVENANT? NONE who do not make as full and EXPRESS a Profession as the Israelites did, or was ever required by Christ or his Apostles, in any Instances that can be produced in the Bible, of Bodies of Men or particular Persons Admission into visible Covenant ⟨p. 80⟩

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