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The reasons of the Christian religion the first part, of godliness, proving by natural…
The reasons of the Christian religion the first part, of godliness, proving by natural evidence the being of God ... : the second part, of Christianity, proving by evidence supernatural and natural, the certain truth of the Christian belief ... / by Richard Baxter ... ; also an appendix defending the soul's immortality against the Somatists or Epicureans and other pseudo-philosophers.
London: printed by R. White for Fran. Titon, 1667
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.
2. I perceive, that because it is taken for a shame, to doubt of our Christianity and the Life to come, this hindereth many from uttering their doubts, who never get them well resolved, but remain half Infidels within, whilst the Ensigns of Christ are hanged without; and need much help, though they are ashamed to tell their needs: And prudent Charity will relieve those who are ashamed to beg.
2. I perceive, that because it is taken for a shame, to doubt of our Christianity and the Life to come, this hindereth many from uttering their doubts, who never get them well resolved, but remain half Infidels within, whilest the Ensigns of Christ are hanged without; and need much help, though they are ashamed to tell their needs: And prudent Charity will relieve those who are ashamed to beg.
3. As the true knowledge of God, is the beginning and maintainer of all holiness and honesty of Heart and Life; so latent Atheism and Infidelity in the minds of Hypocrites in the Church, is the root of their profaneness, dishonesty and wickedness. Did they seriously Believe as Christians, they would not live as the Enemies of Christianity! I take it therefore to be the surest and most expeditious Cure of the security, presumption, pride, perfidiousness, sensuality, and wickedness of these Hypocrites, to convince them that there is a God, and a Life to come, and that the Gospel is true.
3. As the true knowledge of God, is the beginning and maintainer of all holinesse and honesty of Heart and Life; so latent Atheisme and Infidelity in the mindes of Hypocrites in the Church, is the root of their prophanenesse, dishonesty and wickednesse. Did they seriously Believe as Christians, they would not live as the Enemies of Christianity! I take it therefore to be the surest and most expeditious Cure of the security, presumption, pride, perfidiousnesse, sensuality, and wickednesse of these Hypocrites, to convince them that there is a God, and a Life to come, and that the Gospel is true.