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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.
Once more I conclude, that if Christ was one Person with the Elect, before they were men, he was one Person with these that were no Persons: If he were one Person with them, before their Conversion, he was one Person with Millions of wicked men, and slaves of the Devil, and the haters, and persecutors of Himself, and of Holiness. A•d seeing they hold that this Union is not dissolvable, do they not feign him now in Heaven to be one Person with all the Elect wicked sinners on Earth?
Once more I conculde, that if Christ was one Person with the Elect, before they were men, he was one Pe•son with these that were no Persons: If he were one Person with them, before their Conversion, he was one Person with Millions of wicked men, and slaves of the Devil, and the haters, and persecutors of Himself, and of Holiness. A•d seeing they hold that this Ʋnion is not dissolvable, do they not feign him now in Heaven to be one Person with all the Elect wicked sinners on Earth?
I still say, I will not lose my Charity as to the Persons of these blind Zealots, and unskilful Talkers: But how conscionably soever they live, it is no thanks to their ungodly unchristian Doctrine. If they prevail to make England believe that elect wicked Infidels are as righteous as Christ; and that it is impossible that any sin should hurt them, or that any Prayer or Duty should do them any good, (the express Words of Dr. Crispe) and that to intend their own good by any, is to wrong the Free Grace and full salvation by Christ (with the rest like this): I should have more hope of the Turks and Heathens, than of that Land that receiveth and practiseth these Principles, notwithstanding Mr. Cokain's Benediction to those that practise what this Doctor taught.