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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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18. If it be as Mr. W. expressly says, That Persons are not visible Saints without a credible Profession, Visibility and moral Evidence, not only of moral Sincerity, but true Holiness (P. 139.) Then all is wholly insignificant & vain, that is said to prove, that the Children of Israel were visible Saints without any Evidence of such Holiness, by Reason of the Idolatry and gross and open Wickedness of vast Multitudes of 'em, who are yet called God's People: And so likewise, all that is said to prove, that the Members of the primitive Christian Church had no other Visibility of Saintship than they, because they are grafted into the same Olive: And also all that Mr. W. has said to prove, that many of the Members of the primitive Churches were as grossly wicked as they.
18. If it be as Mr. W. expresly says, That Persons are not visible Saints without a credible Profession, Visibility and moral Evidence, not only of moral Sincerity, but true Holiness (P. 139.) Then all is wholly insignificant & vain, that is said to prove, that the Children of Israel were visible Saints without any Evidence of such Holiness, by Reason of the Idolatry and gross and open Wickedness of vast Multitudes of 'em, who are yet called God's People: And so likewise, all that is said to prove, that the Members of the primitive Christian Church had no other Visibility of Saintship than they, because they are grafted into the same Olive: And also all that Mr. W. has said to prove, that many of the Members of the primitive Churches were as grossly wicked as they.
19. Since according to Mr. W. the Terms of Admission to the Jewish Ordinances, were the same as to Christian Ordinances, the like Profession and the same Visibility of Saintship required, and no other; as He strenuously asserts (P. 57. e. P. 61. e. & P. 65. c) it will therefore follow from his foregoing Concessions and Assertions, That none were, by God's Appointment, to come to the Passover, and to have their Children circumcised, but such as openly professed and declared that they were convinced of the Truth of God's Word, and believed it with all their Hearts; and professed a hearty Consent to the Terms of the Covenant of Grace: such as covenanted with God with their whole Hearts, and gave up all their Hearts and Lives to Christ; such as subjected themselves to Christ with their whole Hearts, and gave up themselves to Him to be ruled, taught and led by Him; such as with all their Hearts cast themselves on the Mercy of God to enable them to keep Covenant; such as professed to love God above the World, and professed more than common Faith and moral Sincerity, even true Holiness, real Piety; and who gave moral Evidence, that they had such a Qualification; and were received to the Passover, &c. under that Notion, and with Respect to such a Character appearing in