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The glorious kingdom of Christ, described and clearly vindicated against the bold asserters of…
The glorious kingdom of Christ, described and clearly vindicated against the bold asserters of a future calling and reign of the Jews, and 1000 years before the conflagration and the asserters of the 1000 years kingdom after the conflagration : opening the promise of the new heaven and earth and the everlastingness of Christ's kingdom against their debasing it, who confine it to 1000 years ... : answering Mr. Tho. Beverley ... in his twelve principles and catechisms, &c. / by Richard Baxter ...
London: printed by T. Snowden for Thomas Parkhurst, 1691
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Worthy Sir,
When it befalleth me to differ from men more judicious, it is not because I have a greater esteem of my Intellect than of theirs, but because that which to me seemeth Evidence constraineth me. And when I publish that seeming Evidence, it is not in expectation that any receive it, save those that by impartial deliberate thoughts, discerning it, are convinced by it. I therefore craved your censure of these Papers, because I found that you had long and laboriously studied the Controversy, and were confident of much of that which I write against: I have read no man that hath handled it with so much Learning and Moderation as you have done: And therefore I knew no man fitter, if I err, to detect my Errors. And as your Candour is rather for my publishing, than suppressing these Papers; so truly I am so far from disliking a true Confutation of this (or any Error that I shall publish) that I therefore direct these lines to you, to entreat you, to write (whether I be alive or dead) your Reasons against any momentous or dangerous Error which you shall here find: That as we thus friendly consent to such a Collision, or rather Communication, as may kindle some further sparks of light, the Readers may be helped by comparing all, the better to find out the truth.
WHen it befalleth me to differ from men more judicious, it is not because I have a greater esteem of my Intellect than of theirs, but because that which to me seemeth Evidence constraineth me. And when I publish that seeming Evidence, it is not in expectation that any receive it, save those that by impartial deliberate thoughts, discerning it, are convinced by it. I therefore craved your censure of these Papers, because I found that you had long and laboriously studied the Controversie, and were confident of much of that which I write against: I have read no man that hath handled it with so much Learning and Moderation as you have done: And therefore I knew no man fitter, if I err, to detect my Errours. And as your Candour is rather for my publishing, than suppressing these Papers; so truly I am so far from disliking a true Confutation of this (or any Errour that I shall publish) that I therefore direct these lines to you, to intreat you, to write (whether I be alive or dead) your Reasons against any momentous or dangerous Errour which you shall here find: That as we thus friendly consent to such a Collision, or rather Communication, as may kindle some further sparks of light, the Readers may be helpt by comparing all, the better to find out the truth.