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More reasons for the Christian religion and no reason against it, or, A second…
More reasons for the Christian religion and no reason against it, or, A second appendix to the Reasons of the Christian religion being I. an answer to a letter from an unknown person charging the Holy Scriptures with contradictions, II. some animadversions on a tractate De Veritate, written by ... Edward Herbert, Baron of Cherbury ... / by Richard Baxter.
London: printed for Nevil Simmons, 1672
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First, The consent of all sober Divines and Philosophers teacheth us to distinguish between objective and subjective certainty, that is, The certain Truth of the Thing, and the Certainty of our own apprehension of it.
First, The consent of all sober Divines and Philosophers teacheth us to diftinguith between objective and subjective certainty, that is, The certain Truth of the Thing, and the Certainty of our own apprehension of it.
Secondly, The word certain, when applied to the Apprehension, sometime signifieth an infallible apprehension, and sometime a clear and strong apprehension, excluding both deceit and doubts; and by some abusively to a strong Apprehension, which excludeth Doubts but not Deceits. Thirdly, In the object Infallibility sometime signifieth nothing but Verity, which whoever believeth is not deceived: And sometimes it signifieth also such clear evidence, as is in its kind sufficient to banish all considerable doubting. And now I conclude.
Secondly, The word certain, when applyed to the Apprehension, sometime signifieth an infallible apprehension, and sometime a clear and strong apprehension, excluding both deceit and doubts; and by some abusively to a strong Apprehension, which excludeth Doubts but not Deceits. Thirdly, In the object Infallibility sometime signifieth nothing but Verity, which whoever believeth is not deceived: And sometimes it signifieth also such clear evidence, as is in its kind sufficient to banish all considerable doubting. And now I conclude.
First, Whatever is True, is objectively certain and Infallibly true; ⟨p. 51⟩so far as that no man in Believing it true, is therein deceived or mistaken. All Truth is Certain Infallible Truth in it self.