ABSURDITIES OF METHODISM. WRITTEN BY SAMUEL PELTON, Pastor of the United Presbyterian Congregations of Hempstead ang Haverstraw, Rockland County, New-York. CONTAINING A Public Debate BETWEEN HIM AND THE REV. LAURENCE KEAN, A Methodist Preacher, lately from Dublin, Held on the 2d of March, 1821. CONTAINING ALSO NINE SECTIONS IN WHICH THE CONTRADICTIONS, ABSURDITIES, AND DIFFICULTIES, OF THE METHODIST SCHEME ARE EXHIBITED, AS FOUND IN THE Discipline, Standard Writings, &c., NEW YORK SOLD BY E. BLISS AND E. WHITE No. 128 Broadway. THE NEW YORK ASTOR, LENOX AND 1899. BE gust, in the forty-seventh year of the Inpependence of the United States of America, SAMUEL PELTON, of the said District, hath deposited in this office the title of a hook, the right wbereof he claims as proprietor, io the words following, to wit : “ The Absurdities of Methodism. Written by Samuel Pelton, Pastor of the United Presbyterian Congregations of Hempstead and Haverstraw, Rockland County, New-York. Containing a PubJic Debate between him and the Rev. Laurence Kean, a Methodist Preacher, lately from Dublin, held on the 2d of March, 1821. Containing also Nine Sections, in which the contradictions, Absurdities, and Difficulties, of the Methodist Scheme are exhibited, as found in the Discipline, Standard Writings, &c." Southern District of New-York, ss. In conformity to the Act of Congress of the United States, entitled " An act for the encouragement of Learning, by securing the copies of Maps,'Charts, and Books, to the authors and propria etors of such copies, during the time therein mentioned." And also to an act, entitled “an Act, supplementary to an Act, eytitled an Act for the encouragement of Learning, by securing the copies of Maps, Charts, and Books, to the authors and proprietors of such copies, during the times therein mentioned, and extending the benefits thereof to the arts of designing, engraving, and etch iso histerical and other prints.". JAMES DILL, CONTENTS. Hage. Debate.--Questions put by Mr. K. to the author, 17 Questions put by the author to Mr. K. Freewill and free-grace explained, Man guilty, though God decrees, God determines the will-proved by Scripture, 70 Helpless man is bound to obey God, - 72 All men have not saving light and grace, 77 Rules for understanding Scripture, Scripture quoted for this light, explained, 87 The denial of them tends to Atheism, God determines the will-proved by reason, Election proved by reason and facts, The difficulties in denying election, Sophistical method of removing difficulties, 120 Contradictions in the Methodist scheme, 123 Obj. Why God invites all, and effectually Further accordance between Wesley and the Articles of the ancient Protestant faith, The Episcopalian articles of faith, Protestants called saints in Scripture, Early fathers were calvinistic, I'ersecution of the Protestants, Freewill doctrine dangerous to civil society, 175 Dangerous to careless sinners, Dangerous to the awakened sinner, Wesley's sophistry in explaining Rom. iv. 17 Building his scheme on nothing, Christ's dying for all men, except believers, 205 Sophistry in teaching freewill, |
