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Certain disputations of right to sacraments, and the true nature of visible Christianity defending…
Certain disputations of right to sacraments, and the true nature of visible Christianity defending them against several sorts of opponents, especially against the second assault of that pious, reverend and dear brother Mr. Thomas Blake / by Richard Baxter ...
London: printed by R.W. for Nevil Simmons, 1658
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.
When this unus Baxterus did write a Book for Universal Redemption in this middle sense, before he ever saw either Amyraldus, Davenant, or any Writer (except Dr Twiss) for that way, and was ready to publish it, and stopped it on the coming forth of Amyraldus, and was himself brought to this judgement, by reading Dr Twiss, and meditating of it and had in print so long ago professed these things, whether this Learned man should after all this publish to the world, that I am Amyraldus proselyte? I speak but as to the truth of the report; for as to the reputation of the thing, I should think it a great benefit if I had the opportunity of sitting at the feet of so judicious a man as I perceive Amyraldus to be 10. Whether is Calovius a competent witness of the judgement of the Lutherans in general, or a witness capable of dishonouring Amyraldus, when he so unpeaceably and voluminously poureth out his fiery indignation against the ⟨image 8⟩moderate Lutherans themselves, that are but willing of Peace, under the name of Calixtians, seeking to make them odious from the honourable name of Georgius Calixtus, who went with them in that peaceable way? 11. If it be David Blondel that he means, when he saith of Daily's Book [Obstetricante magno illìc Viro, sed Armimianorum cultore] (and Blondel only prefaceth to it) Whether any that hath read the Writings of Blondel, and heard of his fame, should believe this accusation? or rather — 12. Is it a certain Truth or a Calumny that is thus expressed of Dallaeus, [Certum est tamen hâc Apologiâ maluisse Arminianorum ordinibus inseri, quàm sedem inter contrà-remonstrantes tenere]? And is it certain, that Dr Molin knows the mind of Dallaeus better then he doth his own, or is sooner then himself to be believed in the report of it? 13. Whether the desire which he expresseth that Camero had been expelled, and the words that he poureth forth against him, do more dishonour Camero or himself? And if that Article of Justification were sufficient ground of his condemnation and expulsion, and consequently Olevian, Scultetus, Ursinus, Paraeus, Piscator, Alstedius, Wendeline, Gataker, and abundance more ⟨image 8⟩should have tasted of the same sauce, Whether these persecuting principles savour not of too high an esteem of their own judgements, and tend not either to force an implicit faith in the Ministry, or to depopulate the Church, and break all in pieces?