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The Protestant religion truly stated and justified by the late Reverend Mr. Richard BaxterThe Protestant religion truely stated and justified by the late Reverend Mr. Richard Baxter
The Protestant religion truly stated and justified by the late Reverend Mr. Richard Baxter ; prepared for the press some time before his death ; whereunto is added, by way of preface, some account of the learned author, by Mr. Daniel Williams and Mr. Matthew Sylvester.The Protestant religion truely stated and justified by the late Reverend Mr. Richard Baxter ; prepared for the press some time before his death ; whereunto is added, by way of preface, some account of the learned author, by Mr. Danel Williams and Mr. Matthew Sylvester.
London: printed for John Salusbury, 1692
Protestant Religion Truly Stated, and Justified, &c. › The Eighth accused Point.
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.
1. Protestants commonly hold, That as the Word [Church] signifieth the Company of sincere Christians, and Heart-consenters to the Baptismal Covenant, so it is invisible to Man that knoweth not the Heart. Inward Faith and Love which denominate them, are not seen by others, dare any deny this?
2. But as the Word [Church] signifieth the Universality of men baptized professing Christianity in public Assemblies, so it was never invisible, since such public profession and Assemblies first began.
2. But as the Word [Church] signifieth the Ʋniversality of men baptized professing Christianity in publick Assemblies, so it was never invisible, since such publick profession and Assemblies first began.
3. But when the Pagan Persecutors forced their meetings into Woods and Cells, and Pits, called Conventicles, and to Night-Meetings, they were hidden from the Persecutors, as well as they could hide themselves: And so they were, when they hid themselves from the Arian Persecution of Valens, Constantius, Gensericus, Hunnerichus, and from the Persians: And so were those of Toulouse, Piedmont, Bohemia, and others that hid themselves, and fled from the Crusado's, under Simon Montfort, and St. Dominic, and others that Murdered them. Christ himself fled to Egypt, and Galilee, from Persecutors. His ⟨p. 52⟩Disciples were met secretly for fear of the Jews, when Christ appeared to them; when Peter was in Prison, many were assembled by Night in a Conventicle, at the House of Marks Mother, to pray for him. The Papists themselves keep hidden Meetings, where they cannot have more public.