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The safe religion, or, Three disputations for the reformed catholic religion against popery proving…The safe religion, or, Three disputations for the reformed catholike religion against popery proving…
The safe religion, or, Three disputations for the reformed catholic religion against popery proving that popery is against the Holy Scriptures, the unity of the catholic church, the consent of the ancient doctors, the plainest reason, and common judgment of sense it self / by Richard Baxter.The safe religion, or, Three disputations for the reformed catholike religion against popery proving that popery is against the Holy Scriptures, the unity of the catholike church, the consent of the antient doctors, the plainest reason, and common judgment of sense it self / by Richard Baxter.
London: printed by Abraham Miller for Thomas Underhill, 1657
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 For the next term to be explained [Salvation] •e mean by it principally, Everlasting Glory; and withal those beginnings of it inclusively which we •ve in this life, consisting in our Justification, Adoption, Sanctification, Consolation, and Perseverance.
2 For the next term to be explained [Salvation] •e mean by it principally, Everlasting Glory; and •ithall those beginnings of it inclusively which we •ve in this life, consisting in our Justification, A•option, Sanctification, Consolation, and Perse•erance.
3. By the term [Way] we mean, such necessary •eans as are prescribed us by God for the attainment • Salvation, either as to our Belief, or our Affection ⟨p. 84⟩and Practice according to the directions of the doctrine which we do believe.
4. As to the sense of the word [Safe] it signifieth that which is free from danger, or which tendeth to a mans welfare. Now here is a double safety considerable in Doctrines answerable to a double danger. First, its one thing to be safe from any sin in the way to Salvation; and so we may well say that Popery is no safe way which leadeth to so much sin: But that's not all that is here intended: But its another matter to be so deep in sin, as not to be safe from the Everlasting Punishment, but that salvation it self is endangered thereby: and this we principally intend. And whereas there are several Degrees of Danger, we mean that true Popery heartily entertained and practiced, doth leave but small probability, if any possibility, of the Salvation of any that do persevere impenitently therein to the end.