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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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9. Since Mr. W. abundantly allows, that visible Christians, must be believed in Charity to be truly pious; and that they are such as have the moral Image of Christ appearing in ⟨p. 29⟩them, and supposed to be in them, & that they are to be loved on that Account; Therefore very impertinent and inconsistent is the Opposition he makes to my ninth Argument, from the Nature of that brotherly Love required towards all visible Christians; which was to show, that visible Christians by the Rule of Christ were to be apprehended to be true Christians.
9. Since Mr. W. abundantly allows, that visible Christians, must be believed in Charity to be truly pious; and that they are such as have the moral Image of Christ appearing in ⟨p. 29⟩them, and supposed to be in them, & that they are to be loved on that Account; Therefore very impertinent and inconsistent is the Opposition he makes to my ninth Argument, from the Nature of that brotherly Love required towards all visible Christians; which was to shew, that visible Christians by the Rule of Christ were to be apprehended to be true Christians.
10. In like Manner, vain and to no Purpose is the Opposition He makes to my tenth Argument, from the Nature of Sacramental Actions, supposed in their Intent & Signification to be a solemn Profession of those Things wherein real Piety consists, viz. a cordial Acceptance of Christ and his Benefits; from thence arguing, that a Profession of these Things is necessary; and so inferring, that those who perform these Actions, should suppose themselves truly to accept of Christ: Since both these Things are in Effect granted, that Communicants must judge that they have sanctifying Grace, and also that they must profess Gospel-Holiness, a Compliance with the Call of the Gospel, and falling in with the Terms of Salvation proposed, &c.