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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 80
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Sect. 80. R. B. 23. Mr. Bagshaw having done, begins again to call me to recant unseemly abuses of Mr. Brown, and one that a Book prefaced by him is written of: And he reciteth both their Letters. As to Mrs.—Letter, I give her this account of my thoughts of her and the Book that's written of her: 1. That I make no doubt but all the holy truth which she hath learned, all the mortification of sin, and reformation of life, all the faith in Christ, and Love to God and holiness, which is in her, are the true fruits of the Spirit of God, and he is a wretched person that will ascribe these to Melancholy: 2. And I doubt not but in a ⟨p. 167⟩Melancholy distemper, as Satan findeth his advantage for some special temptations, so God can make his advantage to further the sanctification of such a soul.
Sect. 80. R. B. 23. Mr. Bagshaw having done, begins again to call me to recant unseemly abuses of Mr. Brown, and one that a Book prefaced by him is written of: And he reciteth both their Letters. As to Mrs.—Letter, I give her this account of my thoughts of her and the Book thats written of her: 1. That I make no doubt but all the holy truth which she hath learned, all the mortification of sin, and reformation of life, all the faith in Christ, and Love to God and holiness, which is in her, are the true fruits of the Spirit of God, and he is a wretched person that will ascribe these to Melancholy: 2. And I doubt not but in a ⟨p. 167⟩Melancholy distemper, as Satan findeth his advantage for some special temptations, so God can make his advantage to further the sanctification of such a soul.
3. But he that giveth me that Book to read, and would have me ignorant that Melancholy had a great hand in her fastings, temptations and several conceits, there mentioned, and this after my experience of multitudes in the like condition, yea, when I am still wearied out with the Cases of such, from time to time, doth put an utter impossibility upon me: For if my Ignorance herein would gratify such, it is not in my power to be ignorant when I will: But I can bear with it in others.