A brief, and plain apology written by John Wheelwright: wherein he doth vindicate himself, from al [sic] those errors, heresies, and flagitious crimes, layed to his charge by Mr. Thomas Weld, in his short story, and further fastened upon him, by Mr. Samuel Rutherford in his survey of antinomianisme. Wherein free grace is maintained in three propositions, and four thesis [sic] ...
- Title
- A brief, and plain apology written by John Wheelwright: wherein he doth vindicate himself, from al [sic] those errors, heresies, and flagitious crimes, layed to his charge by Mr. Thomas Weld, in his short story, and further fastened upon him, by Mr. Samuel Rutherford in his survey of antinomianisme. Wherein free grace is maintained in three propositions, and four thesis [sic] ...
- Author
- Wheelwright, John, 1594-1679.
- Publication
- London :: Printed by Edward Cole, printer and book-seller, at the sign of the printing-press in Cornhill, near the Royal Exchang,
- 1658.
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- Subject terms
- Weld, Thomas, 1590?-1662.
- Winthrop, John, 1588-1649.
- Rutherford, Samuel, 1600?-1661. -- Survey of the spirituall antichrist.
- Grace (Theology) -- Early works to 1800.
- Antinomianism -- Early works to 1800.
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"A brief, and plain apology written by John Wheelwright: wherein he doth vindicate himself, from al [sic] those errors, heresies, and flagitious crimes, layed to his charge by Mr. Thomas Weld, in his short story, and further fastened upon him, by Mr. Samuel Rutherford in his survey of antinomianisme. Wherein free grace is maintained in three propositions, and four thesis [sic] ..." In the digital collection Early English Books Online 2. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/B06542.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 4, 2024.
Contents
- title page
- To the Christian Reader.
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Free Grace maintained, &c.
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PROPOSITION I. That the Faith of Gods Elect, whereby they do believe on Christ, is not grounded upon a conditional Promise, made to gracious qualifications previous to Faith. -
PROPOSITION II. That the first evidence of our Justification, is not any work of Sanctification. -
PROPOSITION III. That an act of Faith, which is grounded upon gracious Qualifications, previous to Ʋnion, and Works as first evidences, is legal. -
THESIS, I. That Assurance of Justification from Works of Sanctification, is not our Assurance of Faith. -
THESIS, II. That Justification goes in order before our Beleeving. -
THESIS, III. That the Faith of Gods Elect, whereby they do beleeve on Christ, is grounded upon a free, simple, absolute promise of Grace. -
THESIS, IV. That all Promises proper and peculiar to the Gospel, are absolute. - A Postscript.
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To The Honoured general Court now assembled at
Boston, the Petition of the Church, and Town ofHampton. 26. 2. 1654. -
At a general Court held at
Boston, 24.August, 1654. - author's notice
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The Names of Books printed by
Peter Cole, Printer and Book-seller ofLondon: and are to be sold at his Shop, at the sign of the Print∣ing-press in Cornhil, neer the Royal Exchange. - author's notice