A26864:606
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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10. That Seal which properly confirms the Gospel to be true, is miracles and other gifts of the Holy Ghost; but the Sacraments, though they may do much also to that, as they are a continued public Commemoration, and so an excellent way of Tradition, yet are they especially Applicatory signs for renewing clear apprehensions, helping memory, assisting in our Application of the general Promise, resolving our Wills▪ exciting our affections to a more lively sense of Christs Love, and our sin and Duty, &c. and actually to help us in the Praises of the Redeemer by so solemn and sensible a Commemoration of his Redemption of us.
10. That Seal which properly confirms the Gospel to be true, is miracles and other gifts of the Holy Ghost; but the Sacraments, though they may do much also to that, as they are a continued publick Commemoration, and so an excellent way of Tradition, yet are they especially Applicatory signs for renewing clear apprehensions, helping memorie, assisting in our Application of the general Promise, resolving our Wills▪ exciting our affections to a more lively sense of Christs Love, and our sin and Duty, &c. and actually to help us in the Praises of the Redeemer by so solemn and sensible a Commemoration of his Redemption of us.
11. Ministers are Christs Officers in Explication and Application of his Laws and Covenants.
12. Their Application or Explication is no Addition to the sense, nor any making of a new Law or Covenant. Therefore when God saith, Whosoever will Believe, shall have Christ and Life; and the Minister saith, If thou A. B. wilt Believe, thou shalt have Christ and Life; The Minister addeth not to the Promise, but applieth it according to its proper sense; seeing a universal Enunciation absolutely so called, may be distributed in singula generum, though a Universal secundum quid may be only distributed into Species or genera singulorum.