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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 Third accused Point.
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10. Is it not essential to him that relatively we take for our God, to be the Governor of the World, and to be our Saviour, and the Holy Ghost to deliver and Seal the Gospel as glad Tidings to all Nations? And is it not by his Law that God Governeth, and by his Gospel that Christ Saveth, and the Holy Ghost doth illuminate and Sanctify? And doth not that Man or Clergy then put down God the Father, Son and Holy Ghost, and set up themselves in the stead, who forbid the reading of God's Law and Gospel, ⟨p. 13⟩and Command the knowledge and observance of their own, Canons and Dictates instead of them, as more Intelligible and safe? And is not this (as Robert Grosthead told Innocent 4.) next the Sin of Lucifer and Antichrist, or rather plain Antichristianism it self?
10. Is it not essential to him that relatively we take for our God, to be the Governour of the World, and to be our Saviour, and the Holy Ghost to deliver and Seal the Gospel as glad Tidings to all Nations? And is it not by his Law that God Governeth, and by his Gospel that Christ Saveth, and the Holy Ghost doth illuminate and Sanctifie? And doth not that Man or Clergy then put down God the Father, Son and Holy Ghost, and set up themselves in the stead, who forbid the reading of God's Law and Gospel, ⟨p. 13⟩and Command the knowledge and observance of their own, Canons and Dictates instead of them, as more Intelligible and safe? And is not this (as Robert Grosthead told Innocent 4.) next the Sin of Lucifer and Antichrist, or rather plain Antichristianism it self?
11. Is the Stage manner of Massing liker to make the people understand God's Law and Gospel, (by multitudes of Gestures, Motions, Crossings, Ceremonies, that need long Expositions, that overwhelm the strongest Memories,) than the reading and study of the plain and full words of God in Scripture?