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An end of doctrinal controversies which have lately troubled the churches
An end of doctrinal controversies which have lately troubled the churches by reconciling explication without much disputing. Written by Richard Baxter.
London: printed for John Salusbury, 1691
Chapter 26: Of Confirmation, Perseverance, and Danger of falling away.
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§. 7. If this solution please not, let them that can, give us one that is less inconvenient, and we shall thankfully accept it; but it must be none that yet I have heard of; not the Anabaptists, nor those of their Adversaries, who leave us no certainty of the Salvation of any particular Infants, but only say, God will save them that are Elect, but no one knoweth who they are, nor how few or many, nor can tell us of any promise made to any upon any antecedent Character or Condition, nor give Believers any more assurance of their own Children's Salvation, than of any Heathens.
§. 7. If this solution please not, let them that can, give us one that is less inconvenient, and we shall thankfully accept it; but it must be none that yet I have heard of; not the Anabaptists, nor those of their Adversaries, who leave us no certainty of the Salvation of any particular Infants, but only say, God will save them that are Elect, but no one knoweth who they are, nor how few or many, nor can tell us of any promise made to any upon any antecedent Character or Condition, nor give Believers any more assurance of their own Childrens Salvation, than of any Heathens.
Nor theirs that say, Baptized Infants are saved by relative Grace alone, without any internal real Grace.
Nor theirs that say, They have the Spirit, but tell us not in what operation; or say, it is only right to the Spirit hereafter.