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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.
Ortho. Then we shall not know what Heresy is, i• men d• not segregate themselves to propagate it.
Ortho. Then we shall not know what H•resie is, i• men d• not segregate themselves to propagat• it.
Reconcil. You may know what opinions are pernicious, (or if you will Heretical) when you know not whether the man be a Heretic that owneth them: Even the Heretic Hereticating Papists say, there must be an obstinacy against sufficient light of evidence. And all ten•tiousness through prejudice, ignorance, or incapacity is not obstinacy. If your Scholar or Apprentice be seven years learning what you teach him, it may not by that be proved obstinacy. The word Heretic is used as please the speaker, in various senses. 1. Some call all Heretics that obstinately oppose any Opinion (or truth) which the Church determineth to be Believed. 2. Some call all Heretics that gather any segregate Church to maintain or propagate any Error. 3. Some call all Heretics, who oppose any Poi•t essential to Christianity; though but ignorantly by remote consequence. 4. Some call those Heretics, who deny some one essential Article of Christianity, directly and knowingly, while they own the rest. 5. And some call no•e Heretics but those that join together, the denying of some essential Article directly or by plain evident consequence, and gather segregate Churches to propagate it, and do this obstinately against sufficient light: If you will use the Name, tell men which of these you mean.
Reconcil. You may know what opinions are pernicious, (or if you will Heretical) when you know not whether the man be a Heretick that owneth them: Even the Heretick Hereticating Papists say, there must be an obstinacy against sufficient light of evidence. And all tentiousness through prejudice, ignorance, or incapacity is not obstinacy. If your Schollar or Apprentice be seven years learning what you teach him, it may not by that be proved obstinacy. The word Heretick is used as please the speaker, in various sences. 1. Some call all Hereticks that obstinately oppose any Opinion (or truth) which the Church determineth to be Believed. 2. Some call all Hereticks that gather any segregate Church to maintain or propagate any Error. 3. Some call all Hereticks, who oppose any Poit essentiall to Christianity; though but ignorantly by remote consequence. 4. Some call those Hereticks, who deny some one essential Article of Christianity, directly and knowingly, while they own the rest. 5. And some call noe Hereticks but those that joyn together, the denying of some essential Artile directly or by plain evident consequence, and gather segregate Churches to propagate it, and do this obstinately against sufficient light: If you will use the Name, tell men which of these you mean.