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Of justification four disputations clearing and amicably defending the truth against the unnecessary oppositions…
Of justification four disputations clearing and amicably defending the truth against the unnecessary oppositions of divers learned and reverend brethren / by Richard Baxter ...
London: printed by R.W. for Nevil Simmons, 1658
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Prove now if you can that perseverance is the Condition of our first pardon. Prove if you can that final perseverance is the Condition of our continuance in a justified state till now. You say, Justification and peace cannot be ours till the condition be performed. But what condition? of that gift? or of another gift? If of that, its granted: but its still denied that perseverance is any of the Condition of our first pardon? If of another gift; its no reason of your Consequence. If you speak of final Justification and Salvation, I grant you all thus far, that you have no full Right of possessing them but on perseverance▪ nor no Right at all, or certainty of Salvation, but on supposition of perseverance as necessary to the possession. And therefore if you can prove that we have no certainty of perseverance, I will yield that we have no certainty of salvation.
Prove now if you can that perseverance is the Condition of our first pardon. Prove if you can that final perseverance is the Condition of our continuance in a justified state till now. You say, Justification and peace cannot be ours till the condition be performed. But what condition? of that gift? or of another gift? If of that, its granted: but its still denyed that perseverance is any of the Condition of our first pardon? If of another gift; its no reason of your Consequence. If you speak of final Justification and Salvation, I grant you all thus far, that you have no full Right of possessing them but on perseverance▪ nor no Right at all, or certainty of Salvation, but on supposition of perseverance as necessary to the possession. And therefore if you can prove that we have no certainty of perseverance, I will yield that we have no certainty of salvation.
Treat. Thus we have asserted this truth by many Arguments; and though any one singly by it self may not convince, yet altogether may satisfy — Now to the great Objections —
Treat. Thus we have asserted this truth by many Arguments; and though any one singly by it self may not convince, yet altogether may satisfie — Now to the great Objections —