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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 Nine and Fortieth 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.
Ans. Methinks you should sometime speak truth, if it were but before you are aware. 1. Protestants commonly hold, that they should give Honour to all Insensible things: They are all the work of God; dishonouring or not honouring the Creature, or Work, is dishonouring or not honouring the Creator and Maker as such. The due praise and honour of a Building, a Book, &c. is necessary to the due praise and honour of the Author! Do you think Protestants Condemn the 18th. Psalm, the 104th. Psalm, the 145, and all the rest that Magnify the works of God? Is there any above a Beast, that doth not honour and praise Sun, Moon, ⟨p. 165⟩Stars, Heaven and Earth, Sea and Land, as the works of God? Yea we honour every Plant and Flower, every Vegetable and Mineral, knowing that God is wonderful and unsearchable in all. What is Physic, Astronomy, Geography, but the shell of knowing and honouring Gods Works, and God in them.
Ans. Methinks you should sometime speak truth, if it were but before you are aware. 1. Protestants commonly hold, that they should give Honour to all Insensible things: They are all the work of God; dishonouring or not honouring the Creature, or Work, is dishonouring or not honouring the Creator and Maker as such. The due praise and honour of a Building, a Book, &c. is necessary to the due praise and honour of the Author! Do you think Protestants Condemn the 18th. Psalm, the 104th. Psalm, the 145, and all the rest that Magnifie the works of God? Is there any above a Beast, that doth not honour and praise Sun, Moon, ⟨p. 165⟩Stars, Heaven and Earth, Sea and Land, as the works of God? Yea we honour every Plant and Flower, every Vigetable and Mineral, knowing that God is wonderful and unsearchable in all. What is Physick, Astronomy, Geography, but the shell of knowing and honouring Gods Works, and God in them.
2. And the Image of Kings, of Holy Men, are purposely made and Printed by Protestants, in Love, Honour, and Reverence to the persons Living or Dead, whom they represent: You may see many Rooms adorned with the Images of the Fathers, and of late Divines: For their Relation they love with some sort of honour the Pictures of those whom you have burnt as Heretics: See whether you find them not in John Fox his Acts and Monuments.