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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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Secondly, And the other two Testimonies ⟨p. 33⟩still show themselves: They are yet in Being. The sacred Gospel is among is and on it the Life, Light, Love foredescribed. The Believers sanctified by this Gospel are among us; and have within them the Impressed Life, Light, Love. We see it (where distance, selfishness, prejudice or malignity hindereth not) shining (though as through a Lantern) and working (though imperfectly) in others: And they that have it may so feel it in themselves, as will preserve them against the Cavils of Unbelievers.
Secondly, And the other two Testimonies ⟨p. 33⟩still shew themselves: They are yet in Being. The sacred Gospel is among is and on it the Life, Light, Love foredescribed. The Believers sanctified by this Gospel are among us; and have within them the Impressed Life, Light, Love. We see it (where distance, selfishness, prejudice or malignity hindereth not) shining (though as through a Lanthorn) and working (though imperfectly) in others: And they that have it may so feel it in themselves, as will preserve them against the Cavils of Unbelievers.
As the Great Creator hath his standing Testimony in the Natural Conscience of mankind, which in despite of the Devil shall keep up some Natural Religion in the world; And they that have not a written Law, are a Law unto themselves, showing that God hath a Law in their hearts; So the Gracious Redeemer hath his standing Witness in the sanctified, even his holy Spirit, the Divine Nature, the New Creature, the Image of God, the Father, Son and Spirit dwelling in them, by Divine Life, Light and Love, so as shall keep up a Church of holy ones to Christ, in despite ⟨p. 34⟩of all the powers of Hell, even the spirits of Death, of Darkness, and of Malignity; And so much for the Validity of Gods Attestation.