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

II. Mr. W. says a great Deal in Opposition to Me, to show that swearing by God's Name, swearing to the Lord, and the like, don't mean Covenanting with God: But yet (in P. ⟨p. 82⟩18.) in the midst of his earnest Dispute against it, he owns it.— I mentioned several Scripture-Prophecies, referring to the Gentile Converts in the Days of the Gospel, which foretell that they should swear by God's Name, swear to the Lord of Hosts, &c. as a Prediction of the Gentiles public Covenanting with God; using that as one Thing which confirmed, that this was commonly the Meaning of such Phrases in the Old Testament. But Mr. W. despises my interpretation of these Prophecies, and my Argument from 'em. Nevertheless, in his Reply, he owns the very Thing: He in Effect owns, that entering into Covenant, and owning the Covenant is what is meant by these Prophecies; mentioning this, plainly with Approbation, as the universal Sense of Protestant Commentators. His Words are (P. 18. d. e.) As to all these Prophecies, which Mr. Edwards has quoted, referring to the Gentiles, and their swearing by the Name of the Lord, the Sense of Protestant Commentators upon them, I think, universally is, that when the Gentiles in God's appointed Time should be brought into Covenant with God, it should be as the Jews were, by being persuaded to consent to the Terms of the Covenant of Grace, and engaging themselves to God, to be faithful to Him, and keep Covenant with Him. He who heartily consents to the Terms of the Covenant of Grace, gives up himself to the Lord, gives the Hand to the Lord, engages to own and serve Him; which is the Thing signified in all those metaphorical Phrases, which describe or point out this Event, in the Old-Testament Language.

II. Mr. W. says a great Deal in Opposition to Me, to shew that swearing by God's Name, swearing to the Lord, and the like, don't mean Covenanting with God: But yet (in P. ⟨p. 82⟩18.) in the midst of his earnest Dispute against it, he owns it.— I mention'd several Scripture-Prophecies, referring to the Gentile Converts in the Days of the Gospel, which foretel that they should swear by God's Name, swear to the Lord of Hosts, &c. as a Prediction of the Gentiles publick Covenanting with God; using that as one Thing which confirmed, that this was commonly the Meaning of such Phrases in the Old Testament. But Mr. W. despises my interpretation of these Prophecies, and my Argument from 'em. Nevertheless, in his Reply, he owns the very Thing: He in Effect owns, that entring into Covenant, and owning the Covenant is what is meant by these Prophecies; mentioning this, plainly with Approbation, as the universal Sense of Protestant Commentators. His Words are (P. 18. d. e.) As to all these Prophecies, which Mr. Edwards has quoted, referring to the Gentiles, and their swearing by the Name of the Lord, the Sense of Protestant Commentators upon them, I think, universally is, that when the Gentiles in God's appointed Time should be brought into Covenant with God, it should be as the Jews were, by being persuaded to consent to the Terms of the Covenant of Grace, and engaging themselves to God, to be faithful to Him, and keep Covenant with Him. He who heartily consents to the Terms of the Covenant of Grace, gives up himself to the Lord, gives the Hand to the Lord, engages to own and serve Him; which is the Thing signified in all those metaphorical Phrases, which describe or point out this Event, in the Old-Testament Language.