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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
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2. If any were so bad as to be notoriously ungodly, those are not of that number whom he calleth Saints, as they are not of them that have the following Descriptions of Saints ⟨p. 106⟩which I have cited; but only were among them, but not of them.
The Galatians I find not called Saints; but to call them a Church of Christ, or Believers, is Equipollent. And what Saints were they? Why they were [all the Sons of God by Faith in Christ Jesus, having been baptized into Christ, and put him on, and were all one in him, and were Abraham's seed, and heirs according to the Promise.] Gal. 3.26, 27, 29. And [because they were sons, God sent the Spirit of his Son into their hearts, by which they cried Abba Father, and therefore were no more servants but sons, and if sons, then heirs of God through Christ.]
The Galathians I find not called Saints; but to call them a Church of Christ, or Believers, is Equipollent. And what Saints were they? Why they were [all the Sons of God by Faith in Christ Jesus, having been baptized into Christ, and put him on, and were all one in him, and were Abraham's seed, and heirs according to the Promise.] Gal. 3.26, 27, 29. And [because they were sons, God sent the Spirit of his Son into their hearts, by which they cryed Abba Father, and therefore were no more servants but sons, and if sons, then heirs of God through Christ.]
Object. But Paul was afraid of them, lest he bestowed upon them labour in vain.