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And the Retractations of Austin (a better man) tell us of the change of his mind in many things: And yet it followeth not that he was in a state of death and unjustified before.

Object. But all that is de fide is of Necessity to the Salvation of some, though not of all. Answ. 1. If that be granted, yet you must grant us leave to distinguish between Points necessary to be believed by all, and points that are not thus necessary to all. 2. But in what case is it that you mean, that other points are of Necessity to some? 1. Is it to those some that know them to be of Divine Revelation? we easily grant you that: But that is not because the Things themselves are simply necessary to Salvation, but because a Belief of Gods veracity, and the Truth of all that he Revealeth in general, is of necessity: and he that Believeth that God is True (verax) cannot choose but believe all to be True which he knows God revealeth. He that thinketh God to be a Liar, in one word, doth not believe his veracity, and so hath no Divine faith at all. And therefore you need not fear lest any one should be guilty of not believing that which they ⟨p. 69⟩know is the word of God, but those that take God to be a Liar, and that is those that take him not to be God, and so are Atheists. But still the thing of Absolute necessity is but first to believe in General that God is true in all his word, secondly and to believe the truth of the essential points of Christianity in particular (embracing the Good propounded in them.) Now its true that secondarily all known Truths are of necessity to be believed, because else our General belief of Gods veracity is not sincere. But yet we must say that antecedently even to that person, these superadded truths were not of Necessity to his Salvation to be believed, because they were not of such Necessity to be Known; and if they had not been known, you would say your selves there had not been such Necessity of Believing them.

Object. But all that is de fide is of Necessity to the Salvation of some, though not of all. Answ. 1. If that be granted, yet you must grant us leave to distinguish between Points necessary to be believed by all, and points that are not thus necessary to all. 2. But in what case is it that you mean, that other points are of Necessity to some? 1. Is it to those some that know them to be of Divine Revelation? we easily grant you that: But that is not because the Things themselves are simply necessary to Salvation, but because a Belief of Gods veracity, and the Truth of all that he Revealeth in general, is of necessity: and he that Believeth that God is True (verax) cannot chuse but believe all to be True which he knows God revealeth. He that thinketh God to be a Lyar, in one word, doth not believe his veracity, and so hath no Divine faith at all. And therefore you need not fear lest any one should be guilty of not believing that which they