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A commentary or exposition, upon the five first chapters of the Epistle to the…A commentarie or exposition, vpon the fiue first chapters of the Epistle to the…
A commentary or exposition, upon the five first chapters of the Epistle to the Galatians: penned by the godly, learned, and judicial divine, Mr. W. Perkins. Now published for the benefit of the Church, and continued with a supplement upon the sixth chapter, by Rafe Cudworth Bachelor of DivinityA commentarie or exposition, vpon the fiue first chapters of the Epistle to the Galatians: penned by the godly, learned, and iudiciall diuine, Mr. W. Perkins. Now published for the benefit of the Church, and continued with a supplement vpon the sixt chapter, by Rafe Cudworth Bachelour of Diuinitie
Cambridge: printed by John Legat, 1604Cambridge: printed by Iohn Legat, 1604
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Thus then we see what is the infallible mark of the child of God; namely, baptism joined with true faith in Christ, or the outward baptism joined with the inward baptism of the spirit. ⟨p. 243⟩The use. Many avouch the present Church of Rome to be the true Church of God: and that because they say, in it there is true baptism, which is a mark of the church of God. But they are deceived: for baptism in the church of Rome is severed from true faith, or from the Apostolic doctrine: and the outward baptism is severed from the inward baptism. For they §5of that Church, overturn justification by the mere mercy of God, which is the principal part of the inward baptism. Again, the ten Tribes retained circumcision after their Apostasy: yet for all that condemned to be no people of God. Ose. 1. 9. The light in the lantern pertains not to the lantern, §10but to the passengers in the street: even so the Confession of faith in the Symbol of the Apostles, and baptism, that are retained in the Papacy, pertain not to the Papacy, but to another hidden Church, which by these and other means is gathered out of the middest of Romish Babylon. And therefore §15baptism is rather a sign of this, then of the Romish Church.
Thus then we see what is the infallible marke of the child of God; namely, baptisme ioyned with true faith in Christ, or the outward baptisme ioyned with the inward baptisme of the spirit. ⟨p. 243⟩The vse. Many auouch the present Church of Rome to be the true Church of God: and that because they say, in it there is true baptisme, which is a marke of the church of God. But they are deceiued: for baptisme in the church of Rome is seuered from true faith, or from the Apostolike doctrine: and the outward baptisme is seuered from the inward baptisme. For they §5of that Church, ouerturne iustification by the meere mercie of God, which is the principall part of the inward baptisme. Againe, the ten Tribes retained circumcision after their Apostasie: yet for all that condemned to be no people of God.