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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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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.
Sixthly, All Gods word being equally true and infallible, the belief of it is also equally true and infallible. But being not All equally intelligible, evident (to be his word,) and necessary, the understanding and belief of every part is not equally easy, strong, past doubting, or necessary▪
Sixthly, All Gods word being equally true and infallible, the belief of it is also equally true and infallible. But being not All equally intelligible, evident (to be his word,) and necessary, the understanding and belief of every part is not equally easie, strong, past doubting, or necessary▪
Seventhly, There is a superficial belief of Divine Revelations (even the Gospel) which a natural man may have by extrinsic means. And there is a more clear apprehension, which a Commoner sort of Grace may produce: But that Belief which is so clear and powerful as truly to sanctify and save the soul, must be the effect of the special operation of the Holy Ghost (who yet hath a course of appointed means in which we must receive it.)