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The mischiefs of self-ignorance and the benefits of self-acquaintance opened in divers sermons at…
The mischiefs of self-ignorance and the benefits of self-acquaintance opened in divers sermons at Dunstan's-West and published in answer to the accusations of some and the desires of others / by Richard Baxter.
London: printed by R. White for F. Tyton, 1662
THE Mischief of Self-ignorance, AND Benefit of Self-acquaintance. › Part
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4. All that turn Papists must believe, that they were unjustified and out of the Catholic Church before, and consequently void of •he Love of God, and special grace: For they receive it as one of the Romish Articles, that out of their Church there is no salvation. But if these persons were indeed be•ore ungodly, if they knew themselves, they would find that there is a greater matter necessary, then believing in the Pope, and •urning to that faction; even to turn to God ⟨p. 34⟩[…] ⟨p. 35⟩[…] ⟨p. 36⟩by faith in Christ, without which no opinions or profession can save them. But if they had the Love of God before, then they were Justified and in the Church before; and therefore Protestants are of the true Church, and it is not confined to the Roman subjects. So that if they knew this, they could not turn Papists without a palpable contradiction.
4. All that turn Papists must believe, that they were unjustified and out of the Catholick Church before, and consequently void of •he Love of God, and special grace: For they receive it as one of the Romish Articles, that out of their Church there is no salva•ion. But if these persons were indeed be•ore ungodly, if they knew themselves, they would find that there is a greater matter •ecessary, then believing in the Pope, and •urning to that faction; even to turn to God ⟨p. 34⟩〈…〉 ⟨p. 35⟩〈…〉