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Theologico - Controverfifical

CONFERENCES,

Held at the HAGUE, in the Year 1785,

BETWEEN

An English Lutheran, Scotch Calvinist,
Dutch Rabeen,

AND VARIOUS OTHER CHARACTERS.

IN WHICH

The Prize claimed is Truth; to which each
Competitor confiders himself entitled; Jews,
Papifts, Lutherans, Calvinifts, and new Phi-
lofophers; who, in their courfe, difplay and
moft pathetically difclofe, and tenaciously
contend, uurivalled inberitance.

Go, Bantlings, go, each one prefent his caufe,
At Truth's tribunal, where fair reafons dwell,
There you will learn the facred fcripture laws,
Admit but one, all others, fiends of hell.

THE SECOND

EDITION.

HAGUE;

Printed by H. VANDER FROGEN,

M, DCC, XC.

Theologico - Controverfistical Conference,

Held at the HAGUE, June 2, 1785,

Between an English Lutheran, Scotch Calvinist, and Dutch Rabeen.

Mofes.

FIRST CONFERENCE.

You

OU are proteftants?

Luther and Calvin. We are members of the Reformation.

Mof. Both of one communion.

Luth. I am of Luther.

Calv. 1 of Calvin.

Mof. Luther was the firft proteftant?

Luth. He was.

Calv. Carnally; but Calvin fpiritually. Mof. You agree they were the two first Reformers.

Luth. & Calv. We confefs it.

Mof. Explain the mystery of the fpirit. Calv. Rebecca had twin children, Esau and Jacob; Efau's heel appeared, which the midwife tyed a scarlet thread about: this is a type of Luther's

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Luther's appearing carnally, with the rags of popery, Efau drew back his heel, when Jacob came forth and obtained the bleffing, who was a type of Calvin, obtaining the bleffing of the fpirit.

Luth. We fhall never be reconciled but in our war against popery.

Mof. Then you are of different Religions? Luth. & Caly. In every thing but what relates to popery, which all proteftants are obliged to proteft againft, according to their first inftitution. Mof. What is the foundation of your Faith? Luth. & Calv. GOD, Creator and Preserver of all Things, both visible and invifible; Eternal and Infinite, in Power, Truth, Justice, Goodnefs, and in all his Attributes. Infinite Knowledge of all things from Eternity to Eternity, that is paft, prefent, and to come. Is for ever prefent with him one Only true God. This God revealed the fcriptures, and this is the ground of our Faith and Religion.

Mof. From what time do you date your religion?

Luth. & Calv. The day dawned with Luther in 1517; but entered their protest against the Roman Catholic Church, which was the Old Church, and took the name of Proteftants, in 1529.

Mof. Then the date of the proteftant religion was 1529 after Jefus Chrift, your Meffiah? Luth, & Calu, We confefs it, and that Luther and Calvin were our two first Apostles. Mof. From what fcripture do you derive this fundamental article of your Faith? Lutb

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