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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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5. It appears, that the whole of my fourth Argument, both Premises and Consequence, is allowed. The Premises were that the Scripture reckons all visible Saints who are not truly pious, to be Hypocrites: This Mr W. expressly allows. (P. 25. e.) The Consequence I inferred, was, that visible Saints are such as make a Profession of true Godliness, and not only moral Sincerity: This also is very fully allowed by him. (P. 139. a.)
5. It appears, that the whole of my fourth Argument, both Premises and Consequence, is allowed. The Premises were that the Scripture reckons all visible Saints who are not truly pious, to be Hypocrites: This Mr W. expresly allows. (P. 25. e.) The Consequence I infer'd, was, that visible Saints are such as make a Profession of true Godliness, and not only moral Sincerity: This also is very fully allowed by him. (P. 139. a.)
6. Since 'tis supposed, that when Christ's Rules are attended, they that come to Sacraments, don't know themselves to be Hypocrites, but must look at such a Qualification in themselves, as Grace, and make such a Pretence, and profess Gospel Holiness; Therefore all is in Effect allowed, that ⟨p. 28⟩I endeavoured from the latter Part of the 7th Chapter of Matthew, which was to show, that professing Christians in general, all those that said, Lord, Lord, both those that built on the Sand, and those that built on a Rock, were such as imagined themselves to have a saving Interest in Christ, and pretended to be his real Disciples, and made such a Profession. The same was what I endeavoured to show from the Parable of the ten Virgins. And therefore All that I argued from thence is in like Manner allowed.
6. Since 'tis suppos'd, that when Christ's Rules are attended, they that come to Sacraments, don't know themselves to be Hypocrites, but must look at such a Qualification in themselves, as Grace, and make such a Pretence, and profess Gospel Holiness; Therefore all is in Effect allowed, that ⟨p. 28⟩