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Catechistical guide to sinners, and to such converts that are babes in Christ wherein…
Catechistical guide to sinners, and to such converts that are babes in Christ wherein all the necessary points of religion are methodically proposed in Scripture-language, abundantly confirmed by the Holy Scriptures, and in some places concisely expounded : in the whole, all controversies are warily shunned, so that all true Christians, of what persuasion soever, may (if they need the help of others) use this catechism for their children, or others that are under their power and card / written upon request, by a lover of truth and peace.Catechistical guide to sinners, and to such converts that are babes in Christ wherein all the necessary points of religion are methodically proposed in Scripture-language, abundantly confirmed by the Holy Scriptures, and in some places concisely expounded : in the whole, all controversies are warily shunn'd, so that all true Christians, of what persuassion soever, may (if they need the help of others) use this catechism for their children, or others that are under their power and card / written upon request, by a lover of truth and peace.
London: printed by J.D., 1680
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* Quest. You do well to infer no more, seeing these Phrases are frequently ⟨p. 8⟩restrained to a mere knowledge or notion of God and Christ; or for knowledge as distinct from Love and Acknowledgement: Yea, sometimes they are said to know God, and to know Christ, who have only the means of knowing them, Rom. 1.21. Joh. 8.28. But what ground have you to conclude, that in this saying of Christ, Love and Acknowledgement is implied in knowledge?
* Quest. You do well to infer no more, seeing these Phrases are frequently ⟨p. 8⟩restrained to a meer knowledg or notion of God and Christ; or for knowledg as distinct from Love and Acknowledgment: Yea, sometimes they are said to know God, and to know Christ, who have only the means of knowing them, Rom. 1.21. Joh. 8.28. But what ground have you to conclude, that in this saying of Christ, Love and Acknowledgment is implied in knowledg?
* Answ. It plainly appears that Jesus Christ here intends such a knowledge as implies in it Love and Acknowledgement, if we consider only this, That Christ here declares this to be sufficient for obtaining Eternal Life; namely, To know the Father the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom he hath sent. Now it is in it self absurd to conceive, that it is enough only to understand and notion the Truth concerning God and Jesus Christ.
* Answ. It plainly appears that Jesus Christ here intends such a knowledg as implies in it Love and Acknowledgment, if we consider only this, That Christ here declares this to be sufficient for obtaining Eternal Life; namely, To know the Father the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom he hath sent. Now it is in it self absurd to conceive, that it is enough only to understand and notion the Truth concerning God and Jesus Christ.