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

In his Answer to the Argument from Philip and the Eunuch, he supposes, that believing with all the Heart is only such a Belief of the Doctrine of Christianity as unsanctified Men may have. And yet in that forementioned Place (Christ a King and Witness, P. 144.) he says, A Man before he is renewed by the Holy Ghost, has a View of the Truth as a doubtful uncertain Thing. And in the Book now especially attended to, he in Effect owns the Thing, which he earnestly disputes against in Reply to this Argument. He greatly insists, that the Phrase, with all the Heart, don't signify gracious Sincerity; and yet he owns it does. (P. 51. e. & 52. a, b.) He owns, that according to the usual Way of speaking among Mankind, both in our Days, and also in Times when the Scriptures were written, GOD requires Men to give him their Hearts, intending by it such a Sincerity as God will own and accept; which be sure (says he) is nothing less than a gracious Sincerity; which never can be, unless the whole Soul and all its Faculties be engaged for God. Then afterwards adds, But how will this any Ways prove, that when Men use the same Expressions, it must necessarily be understood in the same Sense? And yet in the same Breath, he had observed that GOD in thus using the Phrase, uses it according to the usual Manner of speaking AMONG MANKIND. He gives this Reason, why the Phrase need not be understood in the same Sense when used by Men, that Men are not Searchers of Hearts. But the Argument is about the Phrase as Philip put it to the Eunuch's own Conscience, which was or ought to be a Searcher of his Heart.

In his Answer to the Argument from Philip and the Eunuch, he supposes, that believing with all the Heart is only such a Belief of the Doctrine of Christianity as unsanctified Men may have. And yet in that foremention'd Place (Christ a King and Witness, P. 144.) he says, A Man before he is renewed by the Holy Ghost, has a View of the Truth as a doubtful uncertain Thing. And in the Book now especially attended to, he in Effect owns the Thing, which he earnestly disputes against in Reply to this Argument. He greatly insists, that the Phrase, with all the Heart, don't signify gracious Sincerity; and yet he owns it does. (P. 51. e. & 52. a, b.) He owns, that according to the usual Way of speaking among Mankind, both in our Days, and also in Times when the Scriptures were written, GOD requires Men to give him their Hearts, intending by it such a Sincerity as God will own and accept; which be sure (says he) is nothing less than a gracious Sincerity; which never can be, unless the whole Soul and all its Faculties be engaged for God. Then afterwards adds, But how will this any Ways prove, that when Men use the same Expressions, it must necessarily be understood in the same Sense? And yet in the same Breath, he had observed that GOD in thus using the Phrase, uses it according to the usual Manner of speaking AMONG MANKIND. He gives this Reason, why the Phrase need not be understood in the same Sense when used by Men, that Men are not Searchers of Hearts. But the Argument is about the Phrase as Philip put it to the Eunuch's own Conscience, which was or ought to be a Searcher of his Heart.