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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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In like Manner, I explained my Opinion, very particularly and expressly, before the Council that determined my Separation from my People, and before the Church, in a very public Manner in the Meeting-House, many People being present, near a Year before Mr. W—ms's Book was published; and to make it the more sure, that what I maintained might be well observed, I afterwards sent in the foregoing Extract of my Letter to Mr. Clark of Salem-Village, into the Council. And, as I was informed, it was particularly taken Notice of in the Council, and handed round among them, to be read by them.
In like Manner, I explain'd my Opinion, very particularly and expresly, before the Council that determin'd my Separation from my People, and before the Church, in a very publick Manner in the Meeting-House, many People being present, near a Year before Mr. W—ms's Book was publish'd; and to make it the more sure, that what I maintain'd might be well observed, I afterwards sent in the foregoing Extract of my Letter to Mr. Clark of Salem-Village, into the Council. And, as I was informed, it was particularly taken Notice of in the Council, and handed round among them, to be read by them.
The same Council, having heard that I had made certain Draughts of the Covenant, or Forms of a public Profession of Religion, which I stood ready to accept of from the Candidates for Communion, they, for their further Information, sent for 'em. Accordingly I sent them four distinct Draughts or Forms, which I had drawn up about a Twelve-Month before, (near Two Years before the publishing of Mr. W—ms's Book) as what I stood ready to accept of (any one of them) rather than contend and break with my People.— The two shortest of those Forms were as follows.
The same Council, having heard that I had made certain Draughts of the Covenant, or Forms of a publick Profession of Religion, which I stood ready to accept of from the Candidates for Communion, they, for their further Information, sent for 'em. Accordingly I sent them four distinct Draughts or Forms, which I had drawn up about a Twelve-Month before, (near Two Years before the publishing of Mr. W—ms's Book) as what I stood ready to accept of (any one of them) rather than contend and break with my People.— The two shortest of those Forms were as follows.