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Richard Baxter's dying thoughts upon Phil. I, 23 written for his own life and…
Richard Baxter's dying thoughts upon Phil. I, 23 written for his own life and the latter times of his corporal pains and weakness.
London: printed by Tho. Snowden for B. Simmons, 1683
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18. All the cruelty, powers, Learning and Policy of their Adversaries was not able to stop the progress of this Testimony, much less to prevail against it.
III. It is then most certain that the first Witnesses were not deceived by Christ, nor Believers after deceived by them: The next Question is, whether we be not deceived by a false historical Tradition of these things. Had we seen them all our selves, we must needs have believed; but at this distance we know not what misreports may intervene: what Eye-sight and hearing was to them, that Tradition is to us. Now the Question is, Is it certainly the very same Fact and Doctrine which they received, and which we receive?
III. It is then most certain that the first Witnesses were not deceived by Christ, nor Believers after deceived by them: The next Question is, whether we be not deceived by a false historical Tradition of these things. Had we seen them all our selves, we must needs have believed; but at this distance we know not what misreports may interven: what Eye-sight and hearing was to them, that Tradition is to us. Now the Question is, Is it certainly the very same Fact and Doctrine which they received, and which we receive?
And here let it be premised that there is no other way of assurance than that which God hath afforded us, that the reason of Man could have desired.