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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.
EXCEPT. XXXIX. Answered. Very good. You grant that [if the same spirit be restored to the same words, they will be as good as they were at the beginning.] But, what spirit was that, brother, that first took up the forms and words that now we speak of?
It was not only a spirit of miracles, tongues, or supernatural inspiration. Why do you say then that [no man can restore the same spirit to them, and we cannot believingly expect that God will do it, because we have no promise for it] It was but the spirit of Illumination and Sanctification; And have not all Christs members this same spirit? Judge by Rom. 8. 9. 1 Cor. 12. Eph. 4. 3, 4, 5, to1 16. You have here then by consequence given up your whole cause. You grant that [If the same spirit be restored which first used the prayers, and responses and praises of the Liturgy, it is very true, that they may be used now: But the same spirit is in all the truly faithful; Ergo, by all the truly faithful they may be used now.]
It was not only a spirit of miracles, tongues, or supernatural inspiration. Why do you say then that [no man can restore the same spirit to them, and we cannot believingly expect that God will do it, because we have no promise for it] It was but the spirit of Illumination and Sanctification; And have not all Christs members this same spirit? Judge by