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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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And what is it that is denied unanimously by other Congregations? Surely not the necessity of professing a faith that's more than Dogmatical; at least I know no such Congregations, and I hope I shall never know such; For all your frequent and confident intimations that yours is the common opinion of Divines, and mine is singular: If paper could blush, abundance of such passages would confute themselves, and prevent the delusion of your credulous reader, who will believe you to save the labour of a trial.
And what is it that is denyed unanimously by other Congregations? Surely not the necessity of professing a faith thats more than Dogmatical; at least I know no such Congregations, and I hope I shall never know such; For all your frequent and confident intimations that yours is the common opinion of Divines, and mine is singular: If paper could blush, abundance of such passages would confute themselves, and prevent the delusion of your credulous reader, who will believe you to save the labor of a tryal.
Pag. 185. The words of mine that are cited as against my self are these [Vocation which is effectual only to bring men to an outward profession of faith, is larger then Election, and makes men such whom we are bound to baptize.] true: How unhappy am I, that must contradict my opinion in the very words which contain it! But still will you persuade men, that an outward professing of true saving faith is all one with another kind of faith (no man I think knows what) which you are busily promoting to be the Title to Sacraments?
Pag. 185. The words of mine that are cited as against my self are these [Vocation which is effectual only to bring men to an outward profession of faith, is larger then Election, and makes men such whom we are bound to baptize.] true: How unhappy am I, that must contradict my opinion in the very words which contain it! But still will you perswade men, that an outward professing of true saving faith is all one with another kind of faith (no man I think knows what) which you are busily promoting to be the Title to Sacraments?