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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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21. It makes nothing to any Point in Controversy between Mr. W. and Me, whether Judas partook of the Lord's Supper or no, since according to Mr. Williams's own forementioned Principles, as well as mine, he could not be admitted there under any other Notion than that of being truly pious, & from Respect to such a Character appearing on Him, & a credible Profession of Gospel-Holiness; and since he might not lawfully come without some Qualifications He had not, viz. Such a Friendship for Christ, as is above Lukewarmness, and above serving two Masters, Christ and Mammon, and a giving up all his Heart and Life to Christ, and a real Determination of his Judgment and Affections for Christ's Word, &c.
21. It makes nothing to any Point in Controversy between Mr. W. and Me, whether Judas partook of the Lord's Supper or no, since according to Mr. Williams's own foremention'd Principles, as well as mine, he could not be admitted there under any other Notion than that of being truly pious, & from Respect to such a Character appearing on Him, & a credible Profession of Gospel-Holiness; and since he might not lawfully come without some Qualifications He had not, viz. Such a Friendship for Christ, as is above Lukewarmness, and above serving two Masters, Christ and Mammon, and a giving up all his Heart and Life to Christ, and a real Determination of his Judgment and Affections for Christ's Word, &c.
22. If it be true, as Mr. W. allows, that Ministers and Churches ought not to admit adult Persons to Sacraments, without a pious Character appearing on them, and their professing and exhibiting moral Evidence of Gospel-Holiness, then no good Argument can be brought against such a Way of Admission, from the Success of Ministers in another Way, or in any Way whatsoever.
Besides these plain and obvious Consequences of Mr. W—ms's Concessions, some other Consequences will hereafter be observed under particular Heads.