A41327:26
Meditations upon Mr. Baxter's review of his treatise of the duty of heavenly meditation…
Meditations upon Mr. Baxter's review of his treatise of the duty of heavenly meditation in answer to the exceptions of Giles Firmin, against some things in that treatise concerning meditation : published for the satisfaction of many sincere Christians troubled at their inability to perform that duty as the said author (and some others with him) have described it and charged it / by Giles Firmin.
London : s.n., Printed in the year 1672
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 do you indeed not make it the Duty of most men, nor of any that have not Ability, &c? then why doth my good Brother charge me with so horrible a crime in the next page 9. I like not the reducing the Rule, to our impotent sinful natures, nor to our crooked Lives. Truly Sir, no more do I, for it is a great sin. But,
1. If this be not a Duty to most men, not to any unable, &c, as you ⟨p. 7⟩say, [and it is the case of thousands of sincere Christians Unable to come ••p to your Rate, that I plead] then there is no Rule to such, if there be a ••le to such, then I am sure it is their Duty. How then do I reduce Gods Rule to our sinful Natures, when there is no Rule at all?
1. If this be not a Duty to most men, not to any unable, &c, as you ⟨p. 7⟩say, [and it is the case of thousands of sincere Christians Vnable to come ••p to your Rate, that I plead] then there is no Rule to such, if there be a ••le to such, then I am sure it is their Duty. How then do I reduce Gods Rule to our sinful Natures, when there is no Rule at all?
2. If Gods Rule doth impose the duty as you do, why then did you […] direct me to that Rule, when I called for Scripture, to prove the-Du•• as you imposed it to be Gods Command: but instead of Scripture, you re me your reason. Before I would have charged my Brother with such […] sin, I think I were bound, both as Minister and Christian, to have gin him clear Scripture proof for the point I had asserted, which he questioned for want of Scripture proof, and which he called for, but this you are far from. True Sir, you do bring one Scripture to prove what […] never in the question: and another to prove something in the queion; how aptly, I will examine both in their place: But still the main ess or pinch of the question is left destitute of Scripture; yet thus you are charged me.