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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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Fourthly, Let us therefore first debate this Case, with any unbeliever that hath your objections, Whether you have any fault to find with the ⟨p. 97⟩Christian Doctrine of the way of mans salvation, for the first 4000 years, before the Incarnation of our Lord? If you have, First, Is it with the Author? Secondly, Or with the terms and conditions of life? First, The Author then was none but God. The eternal [Greek or Hebrew], wisdom and word, did interpose to prevent the execution of strict Justice, by resolving to glorify Love and Mercy. Do you deny the being of Gods eternal wisdom or word? Do you deny him to be God himself? Or a Divine subsistence? & dream that it is but some Accident in God? No? your fair description of God, p. 210. dischargeth you from the imputation of so gross an error.
Fourthly, Let us therefore first debate this Case, with any unbeliever that hath your objections, Whether you have any fault to find with the ⟨p. 97⟩Christian Doctrine of the way of mans salvation, for the first 4000 years, before the Incarnation of our Lord? If you have, First, Is it with the Author? Secondly, Or with the terms and conditions of life? First, The Author then was none but God. The eternal 〈non-Latin alphabet〉, wisdome and word, did interpose to prevent the execution of strict Justice, by resolving to glorifie Love and Mercy. Do you deny the being of Gods eternal wisdome or word? Do you deny him to be God himself? Or a Divine subsistence? & dream that it is but some Accident in God? No? your fair description of God, p. 210. dischargeth you from the imputation of so gross an error.
You will say that the Divine power and goodness interposed as well as the Divine [Greek or Hebrew] wisdom and word. True: Opera Trinitatis ad extra sunt in divisa: but so that each hath an eminency in his own work, though not as separated or a solitary principle or cause. The Father and Divine Vital Active Power, was eminently glorified in the Creation; The Son and Divine wisdom is eminently glorified in the making of the Remedying Medicine; And the