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A second admonition to Mr. Edward Bagshaw written to call him to repentance for…
A second admonition to Mr. Edward Bagshaw written to call him to repentance for many false doctrines, crimes, and specially fourscore palpable untruths in matter of fact ... : with a confutation of his reasons for separation ... / by Richard Baxter ...
London: printed for Nevill Simmons, 1671
A second Admonition to Mr. Edward Bagshaw written in some hope of c… › Section 49
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.
But I answer you; 1. A Church is no ⟨p. 123⟩Church that wants the Essentials required by Christ: But he that will not communicate with Church or person that wants the Perfection which Christ calleth them to, shall communicate with no Church or person on Earth.
2. The word [mixed] is ambiguous; and implieth a double act; one of the Impure part, and that Christ designeth not, but forbiddeth: the other of the holy, who join with some that are unholy; and that in some Cases Christ commandeth, and did practise himself.
2. The word [mixt] is ambiguous; and implyeth a double act; one of the Impure part, and that Christ designeth not, but forbiddeth: the other of the holy, who joyn with some that are unholy; and that in some Cases Christ commandeth, and did practise himself.
3. Without distinction indeed it should not be: for Discipline is appointed to distinguish regularly.
4. Take home the argument, and try it on your self. [Whatever Church is such as Christ did not call and design it to be, is not to be communicated with: But a Church that hath an erroneous Preacher, or an erroneous sinful people is such as Christ did not call or design it to be: Ergo—And will you then communicate with any in the world, or any with you?