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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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Even so in our present case we can easily prove that all that is Gods word and uttered and sealed by his Spirit is true. But to come to a full certainty of every book whether it be truly Canonical, and every Copy that varieth in some readings from others, or of every Genealogical Chronological Topographical, or Historical word; every phrase, location, order of sentences, citation of the Prophets, whether it were certainly all done by the Infallible inspiration of the Holy Ghost, is a thing that requireth more knowledge than every true Christian hath, as not having the same clearness and notoriety of Evidence as the Gospel or substance of Christianity hath. No […] that all Gods word is True, ⟨p. 46⟩Truth is equally Truth, it having not a magis & minus; but all Truth is not equally notorious or evident.
Even so in our present case we can easily prove that all that is Gods word and uttered and sealed by his Spirit is true. But to come to a full certainty of every book whether it be truly Canonical, and every Copy that varieth in some readings from others, or of every Genealogical Chronological Topographical, or Historical word; every phrase, location, order of sentences, citation of the Prophets, whether it were certainly all done by the Infallible inspiration of the Holy Ghost, is a thing that requireth more knowledg than every true Christian hath, as not having the same clearness and notoriety of Evidence as the Gospel or substance of Christianity hath. No 〈…〉 that all Gods word is True, ⟨p. 46⟩Truth is equally Truth, it having not a magis & minus; but all Truth is not equally notorious or evident.
•••• 2. Yet all that is in the Scriptures expressed as Gods word, is certainly true; And no error or contradiction is in it, but what is in some Copies, by the failing of Preservers, Transcribers, Printer, or Translators.