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An antidote against error concerning justification, or, The true notion of justification, and of…An antidote against errour concerning justification, or, The true notion of justification, and of…
An antidote against error concerning justification, or, The true notion of justification, and of justifying faith, cleared by the light of scripture, and solid reason, from several mistakes of the words, which misapprehensions prove the seeds of dangerous errors by ... Thomas Gataker ... ; to which is added, The way of truth and peace, or, A reconciliation of the holy apostles S. Paul and S. James, concerning justification by faith without works, Rom. 3.28, by works and not by faith only, Jam. 2, 21, 24, by Charles Gataker ...An antidote against errour concerning justification, or, The true notion of justification, and of justifying faith, cleared by the light of scripture, and solid reason, from several mistakes of the words, which misapprehensions prove the seeds of dangerous errours by ... Thomas Gataker ... ; to which is added, The way of truth and peace, or, A reconciliation of the holy apostles S. Paul and S. James, concerning justification by faith without works, Rom. 3.28, by works and not by faith only, Jam. 2, 21, 24, by Charles Gataker ...
London: printed by J.C. for Henry Brome, 1670
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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.
THE PREFACE To the Christian Reader.
Because I stand accountable for the increase of Books when the world seems to be overcharged already with the number and bulk of them, even to the wearying of the Readers flesh and spirit; I desire thee with candour to receive this brief Account of my publication of these ensuing Treatises.
BEcause I stand accountble for the increase of Books when the world seems to be overcharged already with the number and bulk of them, even to the wearying of the Readers flesh and spirit; I desire thee with candour to receive this brief Account of my publication of these ensuing Treatises.
The God of truth and of peace (which two Titles are the most resplendent Gems in the Crown of Gods glorious Attributes) hath commanded us to embrace and maintain with equal love and zeal the Truth and Peace. 1Since also both these are the Legacies of our blessed Saviour, bequeathed to his Church by his Testament, sealed with his blood; certainly every sincere Christian is concerned in both;2 but the stewards of the mysteries of God are yet more deeply engaged in the preservation or restoration of both, to their utmost ability. At present, our amazing and distressing thoughts are great for the divisions of Reuben,