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The catechizing of families a teacher of householders how to teach their householdsThe catechizing of families a teacher of housholders how to teach their housholds
The catechizing of families a teacher of householders how to teach their households : useful also to school-masters and tutors of youth : for those that are past the common small catechisms [sic], and would grow to a more rooted faith, and to the fuller understanding of all that is commonly needful to a safe, holy comfortable and profitable life / written by Richard Baxter ...The catechizing of families a teacher of housholders how to teach their housholds : useful also to school-masters and tutors of youth : for those that are past the common small chatechisms [sic], and would grow to a more rooted faith, and to the fuller understanding of all that is commonly needful to a safe, holy comfortable and profitable life / written by Richard Baxter ...
London: printed for T. Parkhurst, 1683
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.
Q. 5. And a question of unspeakable moment it is, How we can be sure of such prophetical Revelations delivered to us by others? viz, That they were not deceived, nor deceive us?
A. It is of exceeding consequence indeed, and therefore deserveth to be understandingly considered and handled.
And here you must first consider the difference of Revelation. Some were but made or sent by ⟨p. 30⟩Prophets to some particular Persons about a personal particular business, (as to Abraham that he should have a Son, that Sodom should be burnt; to David, that his Son should be his punishment, his child die; to Hezekiah, that he should recover, &c.) These none were bound to know and believe, but the persons concerned to whom they were revealed and sent: (Till they were made public afterwards.) But some Revelations were made for whole Countries, and some for all the World, and that as Gods Laws or Covenants, which Life and Death dependeth on: And these must be accordingly made known to all.
And here you must first consider the difference of Revelation. Some were but made or sent by ⟨p. 30⟩Prophets to some particular Persons about a personal particular business, (as to Abraham that he should have a Son, that Sodom should be burnt; to David, that his Son should be his punishment, his child die; to Hezekiah, that he should recover, &c.) These none were bound to know and believe, but the persons concerned to whom they were revealed and sent: (Till they were made publick afterwards.) But some Revelations were made for whole Countreys, and some for all the World, and that as Gods Laws or Covenants, which Life and Death dependeth on: And these must be accordingly made known to all.