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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.
7. It may engage them on both sides in the dreadful fin of persecuting each other, one party by the Hand, and the other by the Tongue, (even while they cry out of persecution:) And on both sides to hinder the Gospel and mens salvation, on one side by hindering the Preachers from their work, and on the other side (yea on both) by hindering the success. For what can be more done to make men despise the word, than to teach them to despise or abhor the Preacher? And what more can be done to destroy mens souls, than to harden them against the Word? Is there any s•b•r man on either extreme, that dare say, I would have none of the people saved, that are not, or will not be the hearers of our party? If you dare not say, that you would have all the rest to be dam•ed, dare you say, you would not have them be taught by others? Or that you would not have them profit ⟨p. 46⟩by the Word they hear? If not, how dare you tempt them to vilify and despise their Teachers? If they will not learn of you, be glad if they will learn of any other, and do not hinder them.
7. It may engage them on both sides in the dreadful fin of persecuting each other, one party by the Hand, and the other by the Tongue, (even while they cry out of persecution:) And on both sides to hinder the Gospel and mens salvation, on one side by hindering the Preachers from their work, and on the other side (yea on both) by hindring the success. For what can be more done to make men despise the word, than to teach them to despise or abhor the Preacher? And what more can be done to destroy mens souls, than to harden them against the Word? Is there any s•b•r man on either extream, that dare say, I would have none of the people saved, that are not, or will not be the hearers of our party? If you dare not say, that you would have all the rest to be dam•ed, dare you say, you would not have them be taught by others? Or that you would not have them profit ⟨p. 46⟩by the Word they hear? If not, how dare you tempt them to vilifie and despise their Teachers? If they will not learn of you, be glad if they will learn of any other, and do not hinder them.