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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 58
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.
7. Must he that shall be certain see all the various Copies, or will it serve turn to see some one only?
8. If he must see all, who is he or she in the world that can be certain? If they must see many, who knows how many and which?
9. If they must see but one Copy, how shall he know that it is the Truest Copy that falleth into his hands, and that all that differ ⟨p. 143⟩from that are false? Do not corrupt Copies come to other mens hands? Why then might they not do so to his?
10. How can he judge of the various Readings of all the rest of the Copies, which he never saw?
11. If a Translation will serve him to judge of the various readings in the Original, are they not in the Translation fore-judged of to his hand?