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The defence of the nonconformists plea for peace, or, An account of the matter…
The defence of the nonconformists plea for peace, or, An account of the matter of their nonconformity against Mr. J. Cheney's answer called The conforming nonconformist, and The nonconforming conformist : to which is added the second part in answer to Mr. Cheney's Five undertakings / by Richard Baxter.
London: printed for Benjamin Alsop, 1680
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. A Dissembler may by his Covenant obtain a right with Man, that knoweth not his Heart; and he may be received into the outward Communion of the Church by God's Approbation, who Commissioneth Ministers who know not mens Hearts, to receive Men according to their Profession: And these are holy to the Lord, as the Jews were; but not therefore under a promise that they shall be undoubtedly saved. Were all the Jews saved because they were a holy Nation?
2. A Dissembler may by his Covenant obtain a right with Man, that knoweth not his Heart; and he may be received into the outward Communion of the Church by God's Approbation, who Commissioneth Ministers who know not mens Hearts, to receive Men according to their Profession: And these are holy to the Lord, as the Iews were; but not therefore under a promise that they shall be undoubtedly saved. Were all the Iews saved because they were a holy Nation?
3. Not only his Child, but the grossest hypocritical Liar himself, who is Baptized, and cometh into the Church in Malice to betray, it, is yet holy as a Visible Member; and hath obliged himself to real Holiness, and yet is far from a state of Salvation.
3. Not only his Child, but the grossest hypocritical Lyar himself, who is Baptized, and cometh into the Church in Malice to betray, it, is yet holy as a Visible Member; and hath obliged himself to real Holiness, and yet is far from a state of Salvation.
4. Nothing is holy and accepted by the Devoter's Act alone, without God's accepting Act: Nor any further, or to any other uses than God accepteth ⟨p. 139⟩it to. Some he accepteth unto Visible Membership and Communion, and some to the Sacred Ministry, and some to Magistracy, &c. who are not accepted to Salvation.