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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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But you say that all men may be saved, if they reject not their salvation: so say we, that all should be judged according to that means and Law that is given them, their Consciences accusing ⟨p. 110⟩or excusing them in the day when Christ shall judge the world, as the Gospel telleth us. And none perish now for the mere sin of Adam, nor merely for want of the Innocency required by the first Law; but for the refusing and abusing some mercy purchased by Christ, which had an apt tendency to their Repentance and Recovery.
But you say that all men may be saved, if they reject not their salvation: so say we, that all should be judged according to that means and Law that is given them, their Consciences accusing ⟨p. 110⟩or excusing them in the day when Christ shall judge the world, as the Gospel telleth us. And none perish now for the meer sin of Adam, nor meerly for want of the Innocency required by the first Law; but for the refusing and abusing some mercy purchased by Christ, which had an apt tendency to their Repentance and Recovery.
But you lay the main stress on this, that All men may be saved by true saith in God and true Repentance without believing in a Crucified Christ. And we say that no man in the world shall perish that hath true faith in God and true Repentance; For all such do Love God as God, and do devote themselves to his glory, to obedience and Love: and do hate sin as sin; and so are holy. And God cannot cast that Soul into Hell that loveth him and beareth his Image. Holiness hath so much of God and Heaven in it, that this would be to cast Heaven and Gods Image into Hell, and to jumble Heaven and Hell together. Do we not then grant you as much as you can reasonably desire. Tell us but what Heathens or Mahometans ⟨p. 111⟩are Holy, truly penitent for all sin, and devoted to God in obedience and love, and we will grant you that they shall all be saved.