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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.
6. The Jewish Mosaical Law is abrogated, and neither bindeth us as such, nor secureth us of acceptance for obeying it.
7. All Heathens and Infidels have some propriety in their Children; and yet if in unbelief they devote them with the Tongue alone to God, that will not make their Salvation undoubted.
8. Few God-Fathers have propriety in them: How then will their devoting prove their Salvation?
9. God hath made no promise of his acceptance, which you can show; therefore you cannot by his Word be certain of it.
9. God hath made no promise of his acceptance, which you can shew; therefore you cannot by his Word be certain of it.
10. God saith, that the Sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to Him; much more when he doth it with an evil mind: And he expressly saith, [Else were your Children unclean (if one Parent were not a Believer) but now are they holy.] Therefore when both Parents are Unbelievers, the Children are not accepted of God as holy.