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Aphorisms of justification, with their explication annexed wherein also is opened the nature of…Aphorismes of justification, with their explication annexed wherein also is opened the nature of…
Aphorisms of justification, with their explication annexed wherein also is opened the nature of the covenants, satisfaction, righteousness, faith, works, &c. : published especially for the use of the church of Kidderminster in Worcestershire / by their unworthy teacher Ri. Baxter.Aphorismes of justification, with their explication annexed wherein also is opened the nature of the covenants, satisfaction, righteousnesse, faith, works, &c. : published especially for the use of the church of Kederminster in Worcestershire / by their unworthy teacher Ri. Baxter.
Hague: printed by Abraham Brown, 1655
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
This, 1. would take off most Arguments which are brought for a necessity of Re-baptizing: 2. And would tend much to engage men to their obedience to Christ, when they have so solemnly promised it under their hands. 3. And I think that as an unfeigned heart covenanting with Christ is true faith, and of the Essence of our Christianity; so is this public covenanting of our visible Christianity.
This, 1. would take off most Arguments which are brought for a necessity of Re-baptizing: 2. And would tend much to engage men to their obedience to Christ, when they have so solemnly promised it under their hands. 3. And I think that as an unfeigned heart covenanting with Christ is true faith, and of the Essence of our Christianity; so is this publike covenanting of our visible Christianity.
Though other mens promises on our behalf may be of use to infants; yet when we come to age, we are bound of absolute necessity to a personal Faith and covenanting.
Though other mens promises on our behalfe may be of use to infants; yet when we come to age, we are bound of absolute necessity to a personall Faith and covenanting.
This also would answer the ends of the ancient custom of Confirmation: And to this end is it, that the Church hath still used to rehearse the Greed, or Articles of Faith, and to require the people to stand up to signify their Assent and Consent; which, for my part, I think not only a laudable custom, but for the substance of it, a matter of necessity; so we do but carefully keep away that Customariness, ceremoniousness and formality, which spoileth the most necessary and weighty duties.
This also would answer the ends of the ancient custom of Confirmation: And to this end is it, that the Church hath still used to rehearse the Greed, or Articles of Faith, and to require the people to stand up to signifie their Assent and Consent; which, for my part, I think not onely a laudable custome, but for the substance of it, a matter of necessity; so we do but carefully keep away that Customarinesse, ceremoniousnesse and formality, which spoileth the most necessary and weighty duties.