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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.
Reco•cil. I excuse not the Words which I have largely accused: I would save others from them, I confess it is W•rds that the Church must judge of, and judge by. But it must be Words as significant of the M•tter, and of the Mind of the speaker. And therefore the Church must try the speakers meaning by informing and convincing questions and explications. I pray you tell me, when you are Catechizing your Parishioners (young or old) do you me•t none that in ignorance speak words that subvert the Foundation? And yet when you better search their meaning, you may find that they mean better than they speak. I write against all their dangerous words, especially to save others from being drawn by them to error, and to Prevent the error that the Church and Gospel may receive thereby.
Reco•cil. I excuse not the Words which I have largely accused: I would save others from them, I confess it is W•rds that the Church must judge of, and judge by. But it must be Words as signif•cant of the M•tter, and of the Mind of the speaker. And therefore the Church must try the speakers meaning by informing and convincing questions and explications. I pray you tell me, when you are Catechizing your Parishioners (young or old) do you me•t none that in ignorance speak words that subvert the Foundation? And yet when you better search their meaning, you may find that they mean better than they speak. I write against all their dangerous words, especially to save others from being drawn by them to errour, and to Prevent the errour that the Church and Gospel may receive thereby.
Ortho. But if they defend them, they are Heretics: For how else shall we know whether they deny not Fundamentals?