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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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As to the first of these Methods used by Mr. W—ms, i. e. his misrepresenting what I say, and then disputing or exclaiming against what He injuriously charges as mine, many Instances have been already observed: I now would take Notice of some other Instances.
In P. 15. c. He charges me with affirming vehemently, in a Number of Repetitions, That the Doctrine taught is, that no Manner of Pretence to any VISIBLE Holiness is made or designed to be made. These he cites as my Words, marking them with Notes of Quotations. Whereas I never said any such Words, nor said or thought any such Thing, but the contrary. I knew, that those whose Doctrine I opposed, declared that visible Holiness was necessary: And take particular Notice of it (P. 8.) where I say, It is granted on all Hands, that none ought to be admitted, as Members of the visible Church of Christ, but visible Saints: and argue on this Supposition for 15 Pages together, in that same Part of my Book where Mr. W. charges me with asserting the contrary. What I say is, that People are taught, that they come into the Church without any Pretence to sanctifying Grace, (P. 15. d.) I don't say, without a Pretence to visible Holiness. Thus Mr. W. alters my Words, to make them speak something not only diverse, but contrary to what I do say, and say very often; and so takes Occasion, or rather makes an Occasion, to charge me before the World, with telling a manifest Untruth. P. 15. d.
Again, Mr. W. in answering my Argument concerning brotherly Love, (P. 70. e. 71. a.) represents me as arguing, That in the Exercise of Christian Love described in the Gospel, there is such an Union of Hearts, as there cannot be of a Saint to an unsanctified Man. Which is a Thing I never said, and is quite contrary to the Sentiments which I have abundantly declared. I indeed speak of that brotherly ⟨p. 94⟩