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A saint or a brute the certain necessity and excellency of holiness, &c. ...…
A saint or a brute the certain necessity and excellency of holiness, &c. ... / by Richard Baxter.
London: printed by R.W. for Francis Tyton, 1662
Title page typeset from the transcription.
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.
But before we come to the debate, I have two Questions to p•• to thee, that in Reason must be first resolved.
BUt before we come to the debate, I have two Questions to p•• to thee, that in Reason must be first resolved.
The first is, Whether thou art willing to know the Truth, and resolved to choose the best part when thou knowest it? It is in vain for me or any man to Reason with thee, if thou wouldst not k•••; and to show thee the Truth, if thou hate it, and wilt not acknowledge it when thou seest it; and to bring thee in the clearest light, if thou be before hand resolved to shut thy eyes. And if thou wilt not choose that which thy conscience shall be convinced thou shouldst choose, as being absolutely best, to what purpose then should it be revealed to thee? Wouldst thou be a happy man or no• ▪ Wouldst thou have Joy or Sorrow? Good or Evil? stop here, and before thou goest any further, make me this Promis• before the Lord, [That thou wilt not wilfully resist the light that thou wilt choose, and presently, and resolvedly choose that […] that thy conscience shall tell thee upon certain evidence is the […] Promise but this, which no man of Reason […] ⟨p. 115⟩and then we may make something of our debate.
The first is, Whether thou art willing to know the Truth, and resolved to choose the best part when thou knowest it? It is in vain for me or any man to Reason with thee, if thou wouldst not k•••; and to shew thee the Truth, if thou hate it, and wilt not acknowledge it when thou seest it; and to bring thee in the clearest light, if thou be before hand resolved to shut thy eyes. And if thou wilt not choose that which thy conscience shall be convinced thou shouldst choose, as being absolutely best, to what purpose then should it be revealed to thee? Wouldst thou be a happy man or no Wouldst thou have Joy or Sorrow? Good or Evil? stop here, and before thou goest any further, make me this Promis before the Lord, [That thou wilt not wilfully resist the ligh that thou wilt choose, and presently, and resolvedly choose that that thy conscience shall tell thee upon certain evidence is the Promise but this, which no man of Reason