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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.
That there are such is proved, 1. By the words of Scripture, Heb. 5. 11, 12, 13, 14. [Seeing ye are dull of hearing: For when for the time ye ought to be teachers, ye have need that one teach you again which be the first principles of the Oracles of God, and are become such as have need of milk and not of strong meat; For every one that useth milk is unskilful (or unexperienced) in the word of Righteousness; for he is a babe: But strong meat belongeth to them that are of full age even those who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern both good and evil.
That there are such is proved, 1. By the words of Scripture, Heb. 5. 11, 12, 13, 14. [Seeing yee are dull of hearing: For when for the time yee ought to be teachers, yee have need that one teach you again which be the first principles of the Oracles of God, and are become such as have need of milk and not of strong meat; For every one that useth milk is unskilfull (or unperienced) in the word of Righteousness; for he is a babe: But strong meat belongeth to them that are of full age even those who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern both good and evil.
1 Tim. 3. 6. Not a novice, lest being lifted up with Pride, he fall into the condemnation of the Devil. The verb [Greek or Hebrew] is otherwise by our Translators in the margin turned [besotted.] And Strigelius saith that it signifieth not only puffed up, but one cracked brained and fanatic: And Lyserus saith of the same word, 2 Tim. 3. 4. translated High minded, that it answereth an Hebrew word which signifieth, to be dark, and not to shine clearly; which Leigh reciteth. See Martinius de Typho.
1 Tim. 3. 6. Not a novice, lest being lifted up with Pride, he fall into the condemnation of the Devil. The verb is otherwise by our Translators in the margin turned [besotted.] And Strigelius saith that it signifieth not only puffed up, but one crack'd brain'd and phanatick: And Lyserus saith of the same word,