IN TEN VOLUMES. VOL. IV. OONTAINING, 1. NARRATIVE OF SURPRISING CONVERSIONS. REPLY TO WILLIAMS. IV. NEW YORK: G. & C. & H. CARVILL. 1830. CONTENTS OF VOLUME IV. PART I. The Work a glorious Work of God. Sect. 1. We should judge of it by its effects. 2. We should judge by scripture, 3. We should not judge of ihe whole by a part 5. Nature of the work in a particular instance 6. The work glorious 2. The probability that the latter-day glory will begin in America 4. Obligations of rulers and others to promote the work PART III. Offence takeie beyond just cause, 3. Ignorance of invård căperiences 4. Of censuring professing Christians 5. Errors relative to lay-eshorting: 6. Errors relative to siagiig Sect. 1. We should remove stumbling-blocks . III. QUALIFICATIONS FOR COMMUNION. PART II. Reasons for the negative of the question Sect. 1. Church members should be visible saints 3. Profession should be of real piety 4. Reason requires a hearty profession . OBJ. 1. The church is the school of Christ. 3. Jews partook of the Passover 4. Jolin's disciples made no profession of piety 5. Many are called, but few chosen 6. Wheat and tares grow together. 9. If grace be required, it must be known 11. All duties of worship holy. 12. Tendency of the Lord's Supper 13. God does not require impossibilities. 14. Unsanctified persons may live as saints 15. Better admit hypocrites than exclude saints 16. Hypocrites will be admitted 17. True saints doubt of their state. 18. Men's opinion of themselves no criterion . IV. REPLY TO WILLIAMS. Preface. PART I. Misrepresentations of Mr. Williams Sect. 1. What is the question ? 2. Degree of evidence PART II. Mr. Williams's scheme Sect. 1. His concessions . 2. Consequences. 3. Of ungodly mer's eumpruning 4. Of an indeterminate profession 5. Mr. W. inconsistent iniur Mr: Stoddard. 6. Visibility without probability 7. A converting ordinance 8. Of Sincerity 9. Public covenanting. PART III. Exceptionable mode of reasorting Sect. 1. Method of disputing : 2. Misrepresentations 3. Irrelevant arguments 4. Extraordinary notions. 5. Assertions instead of arguments 6. Sacramental actions. 7. Begging the question 8. Mr. W. begs the question., 9. Mr. W. is inconsistent with himself 10. Other inconsistencies 11. Arguments hostile to both sides.. 12. The passover and circumcision 13. Of Judas's communicating 14. Of being born in covenant 15. Or coming without a known right 16. Tendency to perplexity 17. Of commanding to partake. Appendix. A letter to the people of Northampton. . 455 459 459 464 476 476 479 486 490 496 504 507 510 521 532 532 537 539 541 547 548 550 554 558 563 566 570 573 575 581 585 589 597 |