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The Quakers catechism, or, The Quakers questioned, their questions answered, and both published for…
The Quakers catechism, or, The Quakers questioned, their questions answered, and both published for the sake of those of them that have not yet sinned unto death and of those ungrounded novices that are most in danger of their seduction / by R[i]chard Baxter.
London: printed by A.M. for Thomas Underhill and Francis Tyton, 1655
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5. The Death that passed on all is, The Separation of the foul from the body, and of Gods special favour or grace from both, and the guilt of everlasting misery for sin.
6. The Serpents head is the Devils power and policy, when such as you are vanquished by the light, and your folly made known to all, and when the Kingdom of Satan in sin and darkness is overthrown, then his head is bruised, as Christ in his own person gave it the great bruise on earth, in the vanquishing of Satan's temptations, in the perfect holiness of his life, in his Miracles, casting out devils, and in his triumphant death and Resurrection, and afterward in the success of his doctrine.
6. The Serpents head is the Devils power and policy, when such as you are vanquished by the light, and your folly made known to all, and when the Kingdom of Satan in sin and darknesse is overthrown, then his head is bruised, as Christ in his own person gave it the great bruise on earth, in the vanquishing of Satans temptations, in the perfect holinesse of his life, in his Miracles, casting out devils, and in his triumphant death and Resurrection, and afterward in the successe of his doctrine.
Your 18. Qu. is, [What is the flaming Sword that keeps the Tree of life, and what the Cherubims?] Ans. 2 Tim. 2. 2. [But foolish and unlearned Questions avoid, knowing that they do gender strifes, and the Servant of the Lord must not strive.] You intrude into those things which you have not seen, vainly puffed up by your fleshly mind, Col. 2. 18. It shall suffice me to know that the flaming sword is Gods terrible restraint, and the Cherubims are Angelical Executioners of his will: Wisdom hath two Gates, the Gate of Grace and the Gate of Glory; These things are seen by faith now, and by intuitive intellection in the life to come.