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The certainty of Christianity without popery, or, Whether the Catholic-Protestant or the papist have…The certainty of Christianity without popery, or, Whether the Catholick-Protestant or the papist have…
The certainty of Christianity without popery, or, Whether the Catholic-Protestant or the papist have the surer faith being an answer to one of the oft canted questions and challenges of the papists, sent to one who desired this : published to direct the unskilful, how to defend their faith against papists and infidels, but especially against the temptations of the Devil, that by saving their faith, they may save their holiness, their comfort and their souls / by Richard Baxter.The certainty of Christianity without popery, or, Whether the Catholick-Protestant or the papist have the surer faith being an answer to one of the oft canted questions and challenges of the papists, sent to one who desired this : published to direct the unskilful, how to defend their faith against papists and infidels, but especially against the temptations of the Devil, that by saving their faith, they may save their holiness, their comfort and their souls / by Richard Baxter.
London: printed for Nevil Simons, 1672
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.
And Prologue. q. 1. his description of Theology is, 1. For a habit by which we only or principally assent to those things, that are delivered in Scripture, and as they are there delivered. And so Theology differs not from faith. The reason of which is because the things that are delivered in the Scripture, are so only held by Divine Authority.
And Prolog. q. 1. his description of Theologie is, 1. For a habit by which we only or principally assent to those things, that are delivered in Scripture, and as they are there delivered. And so Theologie differs not from faith. The reason of which is because the things that are delivered in the Scripture, are so only held by Divine Authority.
Scotus Prologue. Q. 2. doth conclude p. 7. that the Doctrine of the Canonical Scripture is sufficient to the attainment of our end: And that the Holy Scripture containeth sufficiently the Doctrine necessary to a Viator (a man in this life.)
Scotus Prolog. Q. 2. doth conclude p. 7. that the Doctrine of the Canonical Scripture is sufficient to the attainment of our end: And that the Holy Scripture containeth sufficiently the Doctrine necessary to a Viator (a man in this life.)
II. And to prove this Scripture to be true he giveth us these ten proofs; (which I must not repeat at large) 1. From the predictions of Scripture which God only could do. 2. From their notable concord. 3. He proveth that their own Doctrine against Lying and such like prove that the writers lied not. 4. From the great diligence and concord of the Receivers. 5. From the Rationability ⟨p. 103⟩of the Contents. 6. From the unreasonableness of all other ways. 7. From the stability of the Church. 8. From the Miracles, which God would never affix to a lie, which he largely urgeth. 9. From the testimony of aliens and adversaries. 10. That God would not give up those to a lie who so seek him with all their hearts as many Christians do.