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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
Letter: To my Reverend Brother Mr. John Warner, Preacher of the Gospel at Christs Church in Han…
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
In the same Preface you tell the world of as threefold Artifice that we use; the first is [to set up a second Justification] Ans. Is it the Name or the Thing that you mean? If the name, 1. cite the words where we use that Name. 2. If it answer the subject, you may bear with the name. If it be the Thing, then tell us what Religion that it that denieth 1. a Justification by sentence at Judgement. 2. Gods continual justifying us to the Death. 3. And his particular pardoning or justifying us from the guilt of renewed particular sins. 4. And that faith is not only in the first act, but through all our lives, the means of our Justification; Or, justifying faith is more then one instantaneous Act; or a man ceaseth not to have justifying faith after the first Act or moment. Tell us who those be, and what Religion they are of that deny all these, that Christians may be acquainted with them, if they be worthy their acquaintance.
In the same Preface you tell the world of as threefold Artifice that we use; the first is [to set up a second Justification] Ans. Is it the Name or the Thing that you mean? If the name, 1. cite the words where we use that Name. 2. If it answer the subject, you may bear with the name. If it be the Thing, then tell us what Religion that it that denyeth 1. a Justification by sentence at Judgement. 2. Gods continual justifying us to the Death. 3. And his particular pardoning or justifying us from the guilt of renewed particular sins. 4. And that faith is not only in the first act, but through all our lives, the means of our Justification; Or, justifying faith is more then one instantaneous Act; or a man ceaseth not to have justifying faith after the first Act or moment. Tell us who those be, and what Religion they are of that deny all these, that Christians may be acquainted with them, if they be worthy their acquaintance.
Our second Artifice is, [to require Works only as Gospel-Conditions.] Answ. Would you have us say more of them, or less? If less, I have said enough of it in the second Disputation.