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The life of faith in three parts, the first is a sermon on Heb.…
The life of faith in three parts, the first is a sermon on Heb. 11, 1, formerly preached before His Majesty, and published by his command, with another added for the fuller application : the second is instructions for confirming believers in the Christian faith : the third is directions how to live by faith, or how to exercise it upon all occasions / by Richard Baxter.
London: printed by R.W. for Nevil Simmons, 1670
Part 2 › Chapter 7: The means of making known all this infallibly to us.
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CHAP. VII. The means of making known all this infallibly to us.
I Suppose the evidence of divine attestation is so clear in this Image of God on the Christian Religion, which I have been opening, that few can doubt of it, who are satisfied of the historical truth of the facts; and therefore this is next to be considered, How the certain knowledge of all these things cometh down to us?
The first question is, whether this Doctrine and Religion indeed be the impress of Gods WISDOM, and his GOODNESS and POWER, supposing the truth of the historical part? This is it which I think that few reasonable persons will deny: For the doctrine is legible, and showeth it self.
The first question is, whether this Doctrine and Religion indeed be the impress of Gods WISDOM, and his GOODNESS and POWER, supposing the truth of the historical part? This is it which I think that few reasonable persons wil deny: For the doctrine is legible, and sheweth it self.
But the next question is it, which I am now to resolve, How we shall know that this Doctrine was indeed delivered by Christ and his Apostles, and these things done by them, which the Scriptures mention?