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The Saints' Everlasting Rest
The saints everlasting rest, or, A treatise of the blessed state of the saints in their enjoyment of God in glory wherein is showed its excellency and certainty, the misery of those that lose it, the way to attain it, and assurance of it, and how to live in the continual delightful forecasts of it and now published by Richard Baxter ...The saints everlasting rest, or, A treatise of the blessed state of the saints in their enjoyment of God in glory wherein is shewed its excellency and certainty, the misery of those that lose it, the way to attain it, and assurance of it, and how to live in the continual delightful forecasts of it and now published by Richard Baxter ...
London: printed by Rob. White for Thomas Underhil and Francis Tyton, 1650
THE SAINTS Everlasting REST. PART II. › Chapter 2 › Section 1
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3. Whether the assertion of some of our Divines (that a natural man without the extraordinary cTestimony of the Spirit, cannot be persuaded of the verity of Scripture, notwithstanding all Arguments that can be produced) be not very derogatory to the Authority of Scripture, and do not justify the world in their unbelief? for it is not their sin to deny assent to that which hath not sufficient evidence. As if we confessed to them, we have not Arguments to convince you, but you must be convinced by the Spirit without Arguments; as if the Spirit did not deal with us as rational creatures: and did persuade without Argument, and not by it! As if many wicked men did not believe the truth of Scripture! Yet I confess there's great difference, betwixt natural and Spiritual belief.
3. Whether the assertion of some of our Divines (that a naturall man without the extraordinary cTestimony of the Spirit, cannot be perswaded of the verity of Scripture, notwithstanding all Arguments that can be produced) be not very derogatory to the Authority of Scripture, and do not justifie the world in their unbeliefe? for it is not their sin to deny assent to that which hath not sufficient evidence. As if we confessed to them, we have not Arguments to convince you, but you must be convinced by the Spirit without Arguments; as if the Spirit did not deal with us as rationall creatures: and did perswade without Argument, and not by it! As if many wicked men did not believe the truth of Scripture! Yet I confesse ther's great difference, betwixt naturall and Spirituall beliefe.
- cBy [Testimony] I mean not the cure of the understandings disability, for thats necessary either by common grace to work a common Faith, or by special grace for special Faith. Doct. Presion on Attributes pag. 57.By [Testimony] I mean not the cure of the understandings disability, for thats necessary either by common grace to work a common Faith, or by speciall grace for speciall Faith. Doct. Presion on Attributes pag. 57.