Truths victory over error, or, An abridgement of the chief controversies in religion which since the apostles days to this time, have been, and are in agitation, between those of the Orthodox faith, and all adversaries whatsoever, a list of whose names are set down after the epistle to the reader : wherein, by going through all the chapters of The confession of faith, one by one, and propounding out of them, by way of question, all the controverted assertions, and answering by yes, or no, there is a clear confirmation of the truth, and an evident confutation of what tenets and opinions, are maintain'd by the adversaries : a treatise, most useful for all persons, who desire to be instructed in the true Protestant religion, who would shun in these last days, and perillous times, the infection of errors and heresies, and all dangerous tenets and opinions, contrary to the word of God.
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Truths victory over error, or, An abridgement of the chief controversies in religion which since the apostles days to this time, have been, and are in agitation, between those of the Orthodox faith, and all adversaries whatsoever, a list of whose names are set down after the epistle to the reader : wherein, by going through all the chapters of The confession of faith, one by one, and propounding out of them, by way of question, all the controverted assertions, and answering by yes, or no, there is a clear confirmation of the truth, and an evident confutation of what tenets and opinions, are maintain'd by the adversaries : a treatise, most useful for all persons, who desire to be instructed in the true Protestant religion, who would shun in these last days, and perillous times, the infection of errors and heresies, and all dangerous tenets and opinions, contrary to the word of God.
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Dickson, David, 1583?-1663.
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Edinburgh :: Printed by John Reid,
1684.
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Religion -- Early works to 1800.
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"Truths victory over error, or, An abridgement of the chief controversies in religion which since the apostles days to this time, have been, and are in agitation, between those of the Orthodox faith, and all adversaries whatsoever, a list of whose names are set down after the epistle to the reader : wherein, by going through all the chapters of The confession of faith, one by one, and propounding out of them, by way of question, all the controverted assertions, and answering by yes, or no, there is a clear confirmation of the truth, and an evident confutation of what tenets and opinions, are maintain'd by the adversaries : a treatise, most useful for all persons, who desire to be instructed in the true Protestant religion, who would shun in these last days, and perillous times, the infection of errors and heresies, and all dangerous tenets and opinions, contrary to the word of God." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A35959.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 2, 2024.
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Quest. V.
IS prayer with thanksgiving, one spe∣cial part of Gods worship, required by God of all men?
Yes. Phil. 4. 6. Psal. 65. 2.
Well then, do not the Adamites, and others long since err, who denyed, that God was to be called upon. For (say they) God is Omniscient, and bestowes all things upon us freely without our prayers?
Yes.
Do not likewise some late Hereticks err, who maintain, that unregenerate men ought not to call upon God?
Yes.
Do not also the Quakers err, who will not move, in the commanded duties of prayer, and thanks∣giving, unless there be some inward call, and motion on their Spirit?
Yes.
By what reasons are they confuted?
(1) Because, there are extant many uni∣versal precepts in the Word, by which the duty of prayer is commanded; Phil. 4. 6. 1 Thes. 5. 17. Iohn 16. 24. Matth. 7. 7. (2) Be∣cause, God is the hearer of prayer, and to him shall all flesh come; Psal. 65. 2. (3) We
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have the example of David; Psalm 55. 17. Of Daniel, chapter 6. 10. The example of those many, who were gathered together, praying in the behalf of the Apostle Peter; Acts 12. 12. The example of Christ him∣self; Iohn 17. chapter. (4) Because, the Apostle Paul, bids Simon Magus, who was in the gall of bitterness, and bond of iniquity, to repent and call upon God; Acts 8. 22. As to the Quakers, what assurance can they have the next hour, or the next day, more than now, of the Spirits moving on their souls? And are we not commanded to pray without ceasing; 1 Thes. 5. 17. That is, upon all op∣portunities, and in all our necessities.
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