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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
To the reader: TO THE READER. A POSTSCRIPT to the Second Book.
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.
I doubt some will think that I feign Mr. Crispe to say what he doth not, his words are these:
First, He accuseth me as saying [To say our Union with Christ so makes us Flesh of his Flesh, that we are the same PERSON with Christ; this is so gross, that I will not bestow time to confute it.] He answers [Nor cannot as long as that Text is in our Bibles; we are Members of his Body, of his Flesh, and of his Bones, Ephes. 5— God saith, He that is joined to the Lord, is one Spirit; which is more than a Political Member, or a Natural Member either.] I believe that it is more than Political, but not such as maketh us one Person with Christ. Andrew Osiander, is condemned by Protestants for feigning that the Essence of God is our Righteousness. Nestorius was condemned by General Councils, as supposed to feign Christ to have two Persons: What would these Councils have judged of them that feign him to have Million of Persons, or Millions, to be all one Person with him?
First, He accuseth me as saying [To say our Union with Christ so makes us Flesh of his Flesh, that we are the same PERSON with Christ; this is so gross, that I will not bestow time to confute it.] He answers [Nor cannot as long as that Text is in our Bibles; we are Members of his Body, of his Flesh, and of his Bones, Ephes. 5— God saith, He that is joyned to the Lord, is one Spirit; which is more than a Political Member, or a Natural Member either.] I believe that it is more than Political, but not such as maketh us one Person with Christ. Andrew Osiander, is condemned by Protestants for feigning that the Essence of God is our Righteousness. Nestorius was condemned by General Councils, as supposed to feign Christ to have two Persons: What would these Councils have judged of them that feign him to have Million of Persons, or Millions, to be all one Person with him?