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Catholic communion doubly defended by Dr. Owens, vindicator, and Richard Baxter and the state…Catholick communion doubly defended by Dr. Owens, vindicator, and Richard Baxter and the state…
Catholic communion doubly defended by Dr. Owens, vindicator, and Richard Baxter and the state of that communion opened, and the questions discussed, whether there be any displeasure at sin, or repentance for it in Heaven : with a parallel of the case of using a faulty translation of Scripture, and a faulty liturgy.Catholick communion doubly defended by Dr. Owens, vindicator, and Richard Baxter and the state of that communion opened, and the questions discussed, whether there be any displeasure at sin, or repentance for it in Heaven : with a parallel of the case of using a faulty translation of Scripture, and a faulty lyturgy.
London: printed for Thomas Parkhurst, 1684
Section 6: An Expository Advertisement about naming faulty Persons.
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.
2. And another grand dissuasive, is the certain abuse that bad men will make of it: Malignant Spit-fires do already write books full of palpable Lies against other men (of which I have had a notable part:) And in common speech and reproach▪ make many that they converse with, believe these lies? And if we call each other to Repentance, or confess our own sin, impudent Malice will turn it to a common scorn, and say, they are all alike, and worse than they confess.
3. And another hinderance is, that we think controverted Cases are not matter of Censure: And these are Controversies.
4. But the greatest impediment of all, is the Natural selfishness, Pride and Impatience that is in all, so far as they are unmortified, and unhumbled, and interessing God and his Truth, and Cause, more deeply than is just, in the interest of our selves, our Parties, and our Opinions.
To these four Cases I briefly say, 1. The avoiding of the contrary extreme, hindered not God and good men from mentioning Diotrephes, Demas, the Nicolaitans, and all aforesaid.