The dead saint speaking to saints and sinners living in several treatisesThe dead saint speaking to saints and sinners living in severall treatises

And therefore in all these diversities of Judgements concerning the formal Act of Faith, whereby we stand justified before God. I shall not deal so much in the throwing down of other mens opinions, as in the establishing of mine own.

And therefore in all these diversities of Judgements concerning the formal Act of Faith, whereby wee stand justified before God. I shall not deal so much in the throwing down of other mens opinions, as in the establishing of mine own.

1 Because I conceive there is little wisdom in it, to uncover the nakedness of our Brethren, by bringing them in, contending with one another.

1 Because I conceive there is little wisdome in it, to uncover the nakedness of our Brethren, by bringing them in, contending with one another.

2 Because I think there is little profit in it, especially in promiscuous Congregations. Such debates being fitter for the ⟨p. 44⟩Schools than for the Pulpit. Polemical and Controversial points may beget Notion, little Motion; fill our heads with Notions, but not our hearts with sanctified affections. And therefore I will break my self in as plain and modest a manner as I can; amongst all these differences to declare what I adhere to, and to establish it by some Scriptures, and so pass it.

2 Because I think there is little profit in it, especially in promiscuous Congregations. Such debates being fitter for the ⟨p. 44⟩