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The Scripture Gospel defended, and Christ, grace, and free justification vindicated against the libertines…
The Scripture Gospel defended, and Christ, grace, and free justification vindicated against the libertines ... in two books : the first, a breviate of fifty controversies about justification ... : the second upon the sudden reviving of antinomianism ... and the re-printing of Dr. Crisp's sermons with additions ... / by Richard Baxter ...
London: printed for Tho. Parkhurst, 1690
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.
Ans. I have perused the Book, but being now absent from it, cannot judge whether you have rightly epitomized or recited it, and therefore shall speak to it as yours, and not as his: Thanking you for endeavouring to spare my labour, but not for calling me to judge of other mens Writings. Only I must say, I am glad of so much Moderation as is in it; but I •etter understand many other Books of Justification; especially Mr. Truman, Sir Charles Wols•ey, Mr. Gibbons Sermon, Mr. Wotton, Mr. Gataker ▪ a Manuscript of Dr. Twisses (though I agree not with him in his exclusion of Christs Active Righteousness as justifying us,) Le Bl•nk, Placaeus, yea john Go•dwin, Mr. Hote•kis, and many others.
Ans. I have perused the Book, but being now absent from it, cannot judge whether you have rightly epitomized or recited it, and therefore shall speak to it as yours, and not as his: Thanking you for endeavouring to spare my labour, but not for calling me to judge of other mens Writings. Only I must say, I am glad of so much Moderation as is in it; but I •etter understand many other Books of Justification; e•pecially Mr. •ruman, Sir Charles Wols•ey, Mr. Gibb•ns Sermon, Mr. Wotton, Mr. Gataker ▪ a Manuscript of Dr. Twisses (though I agree not with him in his exclusion of Christs Active Righteous••ss as justifying us,) Le Bl•nk, Placaeus, yea •ohn Go•dwin, Mr. Hote•kis, and many others.