Rich. Baxters apology against the modest exceptions of Mr. T. Blake and the digression…

A sinistris. Discedes a Peccatis: Liberaberis ab aerumnis & a Rabbi Theologorum. A dextris. Venies in Lucem: Videbis Deum: Intueberis Filium Dei: Disces illa mira arcana quae in hac vita intelligere non potuisti: Cur sic simus conditi: Qualis sit copulati• duarum naturarum in Christo.

A sinistris. Discedes a Peccatis: Liberaberis ab aerumnis & a Rabie Theologorum. A dextris. Venies in Lucem: Videbis Deum: Intueberis Filium Dei: Disces illa mira arcana quae in hac vita intelligere non potuisti: Cur sic simus conditi: Qualis sit copulati• duarum naturarum in Christo.

Nay it is not only Dissenters, that do terrify people from reading what I have written, by telling them of I know not what latent dangerous Errors; but even they that are of the same opinion with me: For example, I lately wrote, that [the Doctrine of Infallible perseverance of all the sanctified, was my strong opinion, and I was persuaded of its truth,] and I argued for it from Scripture; yet because I so far acknowledged my own weakness, as to say, that I was not so fully certain of it, as of the Articles of the Creed, and because I say, I think it unsafe for a backsliding scandalous Christian, to venture his salvation merely on this controverted Point,] what offence is taken? what reports spread abroad? some proclaiming that I wrote against Perseverance (even when I wrote for it;) Others that I am turned Arminian: Others that I am dangerously warping! In so much that some of my nearest friends, for whose good I published that Book, were ready to throw it by for fear of being infected with my doctrine against Perseverance! The enemies Instruments be not all unlearned nor ungodly.

Nay it is not only Dissenters, that do terrifie people from reading what I have written, by telling them of I know not what latent dangerous Errours; but even they that are of the same opinion with me: For example, I lately wrote, that [the Doctrine of Infallible perseverance of all the sanctified, was my strong opinion, and I was perswaded of its truth,] and I argued for it from Scripture; yet because I so far acknowledged my own weakness, as to say, that I was not so fully certain of it, as of the Articles of the Creed, and because I say, I think it unsafe for a backsliding scandalous Christian, to venture his salvation meerly on this controverted Point,] what offence is taken? what reports spread abroad? some proclaiming that I wrote against Perseverance (even when I wrote for it;) Others that I am turn'd Arminian: Others that I am dangerously warping! In so much that some of my nearest friends, for whose good I published that Book, were ready to throw it by for fear of being infected with my doctrine against Perseverance! The enemies Instruments be not all unlearned nor ungodly.