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

But if this be Mr. W—ms's Argument, then let us see whether it agrees any better with his own Scheme. Mr. Blake (Mr. W—ms's great Author) in his Book on the Covenant (P. 190. b.) insists, that Israel at the very WORST is owned as God's Covenant-People, and were called God's People; and (P. 149. e.) that all the Congregation of Israel, & every one of them, are called Holy, and God's own People, even Corah and his Company. And (P. 253. e. 254. a.) he urges, that every one who is descended from Jacob, even the WORST of Israel, in their LOWEST State and Condition, were God's People in Covenant, called by the Name of God's People.— And Mr. W. herein follows Mr. Blake, and urges the same Thing; that this Nation was God's Covenant-People, & were called God's People, at the Time that they were carried Captive into Babylon (P. 24. d.) when they were undoubtedly at their Worst, more corrupt than at any other Time we read of in the Old Testament; being represented by the Prophets, as over-run with abominable Idolatries, & other Kinds of the most gross, Heaven-daring Impieties, most obstinate, abandoned, pertinacious and irreclaimable in their Rebellion against God, and against his Word by his Prophets. But yet these, 'tis urged, are called the People of God; not agreeable to my Notion of visible Saintship, but agreeable to Mr. W—ms's. What his Notion of visible Saints is, he tells us ⟨p. 138⟩in P 139. He there says expressly, that He don't suppose Persons to be visible Saints, unless they exhibit a credible Profession and Visibility of Gospel-Holiness. Now do those Things said about those vile Wretches in Israel, agree with this? Did they exhibit moral Evidence of Gospel-Holiness! — But if we bring the Matter lower still, and say, the true Notion of visible Saintship is a credible Appearance and moral Evidence of moral Sincerity; does this flagrant, open, abandoned, obstinate Impiety consist with moral Evidence of such Sincerity as that? 'Tis as apparent therefore, in Mr. W—ms's Scheme as Mine, that when these are called God's People, 'tis in some other Sense than that wherein the Members of the Christian Church are called visible Saints.

But if this be Mr. W—ms's Argument, then let us see whether it agrees any better with his own Scheme. Mr. Blake (Mr. W—ms's great Author) in his Book on the Covenant (P. 190. b.) insists, that Israel at the very WORST is own'd as God's Covenant-People, and were called God's People; and (P. 149. e.) that all the Congregation of Israel, & every one of them, are called Holy, and God's own People, even Corah and his Company. And (P. 253. e. 254. a.) he urges, that every one who is descended from Jacob, even the WORST of Israel, in their LOWEST State and Condition, were God's People in Covenant, called by the Name of God's People.— And Mr. W. herein follows Mr. Blake, and urges the same Thing; that this Nation was God's Covenant-People, & were called God's People, at the Time that they were carried Captive into Babylon (P. 24. d.) when they were undoubtedly at their Worst, more corrupt than at any other Time we read of in the Old Testament; being represented by the Prophets, as over-run with abominable Idolatries, & other Kinds of the most gross, Heaven-daring Impieties, most obstinate, abandon'd, pertinacious and irreclaimable in their Rebellion against God, and against his Word by his Prophets. But yet these, 'tis urged, are called the People of God; not agreable to my Notion of visible Saintship, but agreable to Mr. W—ms's. What his Notion of visible Saints is, he tells us