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A defence of the principles of love, which are necessary to the unity and…
A defence of the principles of love, which are necessary to the unity and concord of Christians and are delivered in a book called The cure of church-divisions ... / by Richard Baxter ...
London: printed for Nevil Simmons, 1671
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. He feigneth me to speak of them that [ordinarily receive Comfort] when I have no such word, but speak of them that would draw others into error and separation by confident asserting false expositions of Scripture as set on their mind by revelation from the spirit. This is not well neither.
2. He feigneth me to speak of them that [ordinarily receive Comfort] when I have no such word, but speak of them that would draw others into error and separation by confident asserting false expositions of Scripture as set on their mind by revel•tion from the spirit. This is not well neither.
He addeth [If this be not to sit in the Chair of Scorners, what is?] This needeth no answer.
[For (saith he) is not this the very language of holy men; Answ. Alas, brother, how impertinent is your question? The question is, Whether this be the language of no melancholy person? or of none but holy men? and that ⟨p. 58⟩as holy? Is it not the language of many • Popish Nun and Fryer that pretend to Revelation? Have not I heard it with these ears from multitudes in melancholy and other weakness that have perverted the Texts which they alleged? Have I not read it many books of Experiences? Is he a scorner that saith, that a man may speak the same words mistakingly in melancholy which another speaketh truly? Do you well, brother, to trouble the World at this rate of discourse? For charges on me, I pass them by. And for his saying that the bare recital of their usual words is fitter for a Jester than a judicious Divine, and when he hath done, to be so angry that they be not all ascribed to Gods spirit, I will not denominate such passages as they deserve, lest I offend him.