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<p> a Congregational minister, son of the Rev. [[William]] Williams, of Hatfield, Mass., was born June 4, 1700. He graduated at Harvard | Solomon Williams <ref name="term_66202" /> | ||
==References == | <p> a Congregational minister, son of the Rev. [[William]] Williams, of Hatfield, Mass., was born June 4, 1700. He graduated at Harvard College in 1719, and was ordained pastor of the Church in Lebanon, Conn., Dec. 5, 1722. In 1746 he became involved in a controversy on the nature of justifying faith with the Rev. Andrew Croswell, and in 1751 in another with his cousin, the elder [[Jonathan]] Edwards, concerning the [[Christian]] sacraments. In the extensive revival of 1740 he showed himself a decided friend to Whitefield, whom he repeatedly welcomed to his pulpit. He died Feb. 29,1776. He published, [[Substance]] of Two Discourses on the [[Occasion]] of the Death by [[Drowning]] of Mr. John Woodward and of the [[Deliverance]] of Mr. Samuel Gray (1741): '''''—''''' A Vindication of the [[Gospel]] [[Doctrine]] of [[Justification]] by Faith. (1746), being an answer to the Rev. Andrew Croswell's book, "On Justifying Faith" '''''—''''' The True State of the, [[Question]] concerning the Qualifications [[Necessary]] to [[Lawful]] [[Communion]] in the Christian [[Sacraments]] (1751), being an answer to the Rev. Jonathan Edwards's "Humble Inquiry," etc., and several occasional Sermons. See Sprague, Annals of the Amer. Pulpit, 1, 321. </p> | ||
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<ref name="term_66202"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/cyclopedia-of-biblical-theological-and-ecclesiastical-literature/williams,+solomon,+d.d. Solomon Williams from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature]</ref> | <ref name="term_66202"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/cyclopedia-of-biblical-theological-and-ecclesiastical-literature/williams,+solomon,+d.d. Solomon Williams from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature]</ref> | ||
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Solomon Williams [1]
a Congregational minister, son of the Rev. William Williams, of Hatfield, Mass., was born June 4, 1700. He graduated at Harvard College in 1719, and was ordained pastor of the Church in Lebanon, Conn., Dec. 5, 1722. In 1746 he became involved in a controversy on the nature of justifying faith with the Rev. Andrew Croswell, and in 1751 in another with his cousin, the elder Jonathan Edwards, concerning the Christian sacraments. In the extensive revival of 1740 he showed himself a decided friend to Whitefield, whom he repeatedly welcomed to his pulpit. He died Feb. 29,1776. He published, Substance of Two Discourses on the Occasion of the Death by Drowning of Mr. John Woodward and of the Deliverance of Mr. Samuel Gray (1741): — A Vindication of the Gospel Doctrine of Justification by Faith. (1746), being an answer to the Rev. Andrew Croswell's book, "On Justifying Faith" — The True State of the, Question concerning the Qualifications Necessary to Lawful Communion in the Christian Sacraments (1751), being an answer to the Rev. Jonathan Edwards's "Humble Inquiry," etc., and several occasional Sermons. See Sprague, Annals of the Amer. Pulpit, 1, 321.
