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Rich. Baxters apology against the modest exceptions of Mr. T. Blake and the digression…
Rich. Baxters apology against the modest exceptions of Mr. T. Blake and the digression of Mr. G. Kendall whereunto is added animadversions on a late dissertation of Ludiomæus Colvinus, aliaà Ludovicus Molinæs̳, M. Dr. Oxon, and an admonition of Mr. W. Eyre of Salisbury : with Mr. Crandon's Anatomy for satisfaction of Mr. Caryl.
London: printed by A.M. for Thomas Underhill, 1654
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and those before mentioned which I called common as to all Israel, were peculiar to them (some of them) in exclusion of other Nations. And some to particular persons, good or bad: as for success in battle, or other enterprises; for aversion of some threatened judgement; for the abating of some inflicted punishment; for some temporal or common blessing; of which sort we find many particular promises which God by some Prophet made with particular men. In all these respects I say wicked men have been under a promise, yea men not elect to salvation: and thus far they may be said to be in Covenant with God. But this is but a lax and improper speech, to say (such are in Covenant) to be used now among Christians that have used to give the name [Covenant] by an excellency, to another thing. Also now wicked men are not under peculiar personal promises of temporal things, as then they were, because now there are no extraordinary Prophets, or other the like Messengers o• Revelations from God to make such particular promises to men. (Yet I will not say God hath restrained himself from this, or cannot, or will not do it at all, or that no man hath such Revelations; but only 1. That it is not usual. 2. Nor is God engaged to do it.)
and those before mentioned which I called common as to all Israel, were peculiar to them (some of them) in exclusion of other Nations. And some to particular persons, good or bad: as for success in battell, or other enterprises; for aversion of some threatned judgement; for the abating of some inflicted punishment; for some temporal or common blessing; of which sort we finde many particular promises which God by some Prophet made with particular men. In all these respects I say wicked men have been under a promise, yea men not elect to salvation: and thus far they may be said to be in Covenant with God. But this is but a lax and improper speech, to say (such are in Covenant) to be used now among Christians that have used to give the name [Covenant] by an excellency, to another thing. Also now wicked men are not under peculiar personal promises of temporal things, as then they were, because now there are no extraordinary Prophets, or other the like Messengers o• Revelations from God to make such particular promises to men. (Yet I will not say God hath restrained himself from this, or cannot, or will not do it at all, or that no man hath such Revelations; but only 1. That it is not usual. 2. Nor is God engaged to do it.)