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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Now I desire this Matter may be looked into, and thoroughly examined.— Not only the holy Scriptures, and agreeable to them, Mr. Stoddard, and sound Divines in general teach us, but Mr. W. himself maintains, that Men who are unsanctified, do for the present refuse and oppose these Things. In a forecited Place of his Sermon on Isai. xlv.11. our Author says, that unregenerate and unsanctified Men oppose all Means for the bringing them to these Things, are willingly without 'em, and labour to find out all manner of Difficulties and Hindrances in the Way of 'em; and if they pray for 'em, don't desire they should come yet, but would stay a while longer. Now, how is this consistent with such Persons promising, with any Sincerity at all, that they will comply with and perform these Things immediately, from henceforth, without staying one Moment longer? If God calls a Man this Moment to yield his whole Heart to him in Faith, Love and new Obedience; and if he in Answer to the Call solemnly promises and swears ^†to God, that he will immediately comply with the Call, without the least Delay, and does it with any Sincerity, inconsistent with the most vile Perfidy and Perjury; then how does he now willingly refuse, oppose, and struggle against it, as choosing to stay a while longer?

Now I desire this Matter may be look'd into, and thoroughly examined.— Not only the holy Scriptures, and agreeable to them, Mr. Stoddard, and sound Divines in general teach us, but Mr. W. himself maintains, that Men who are unsanctified, do for the present refuse and oppose these Things. In a forecited Place of his Sermon on Isai. xlv.11. our Author says, that unregenerate and unsanctified Men oppose all Means for the bringing them to these Things, are willingly without 'em, and labour to find out all manner of Difficulties and Hindrances in the Way of 'em; and if they pray for 'em, don't desire they should come yet, but would stay a while longer. Now, how is this consistent with such Persons promising, with any Sincerity at all, that they will comply with and perform these Things immediately, from henceforth, without staying one Moment longer? If God calls a Man this Moment to yield his whole Heart to him in Faith, Love and new Obedience; and if he in Answer to the Call solemnly promises and swears

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

The CONCLUSION of this second Part.

PART III. Containing some Remarks on Mr. Williams's exceptionable Way of Reasoning, in Support of his own Scheme, and in Opposition to the contrary Principles.

SECTION I. General Observations upon his Way of arguing, and answering Arguments; with some Instances of the first Method excepted against.

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Reformers309

Puritans1,782

Westminster Assembly24

Evangelicals36

The CONCLUSION of this second Part.

PART III. Containing some Remarks on Mr. Williams's exceptionable Way of Reasoning, in Support of his own Scheme, and in Opposition to the contrary Principles.

SECTION I. General Observations upon his Way of arguing, and answering Arguments; with some Instances of the first Method excepted against.

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