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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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Thirdly, All Truths in the Scripture have not equal evidence, that they are the word of God (though all that is known to be the word of God, if equally so known, have equal evidence in the formal reason of saith, that they are true.)
Fourthly, All known Truth is infallibly known; that is, He that knoweth it, is not deceived, nor can possibly be deceived by taking it to be true: so that as Infallibility signifieth [not▪ being deceived] all true knowledge is subjectively infallible and certain; that is, its true.
Fifthly, No man can know that Infallibly, which is not objectively certain: that which is not True, cannot be known to be true. The strongest and most confident belief of a falsehood, is a false belief, and more than fallible ⟨p. 52⟩or uncertain.
Fifthly, No man can know that Infallibly, which is not objectively certain: that which is not True, cannot be known to be true. The strongest and most confident belief of a falshood, is a false belief, and more than fallible ⟨p. 52⟩or uncertain.