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A counter-antidote, to purge out the malignant effects of a late counterfeit, prepared by…
A counter-antidote, to purge out the malignant effects of a late counterfeit, prepared by Mr. Giles Shute ... being an answer to his vindication of his pretended Antidote to prevent the prevalency of Anabaptism, showing that Mr. Hercules Collins's reply to the said author remains unanswered : wherein the baptism of believers is evinced to be God's ordinance, and the baptized congregations proved true churches of Jesus Christ : with a further detection of the error of pedo-baptism : to which is added, An answer to Mr. Shute's reply to Mr. Collins's half-sheet / by Benjamin Keach.A counter-antidote, to purge out the malignant effects of a late counterfeit, prepared by Mr. Gyles Shute ... being an answer to his vindication of his pretended Antidote to prevent the prevalency of Anabaptism, shewing that Mr. Hercules Collins's reply to the said author remains unanswered : wherein the baptism of believers is evinced to be God's ordinance, and the baptized congregations proved true churches of Jesus Christ : with a further detection of the error of pedo-baptism : to which is added, An answer to Mr. Shute's reply to Mr. Collins's half-sheet / by Benjamin Keach.
London: printed for H. Bernard, 1694
Chapter 2: Wherein Mr. Shutes Reply to Mr. Hercules Collins Answer about habitual Faith is conside…
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Arg. 2. 'Tis forbid, and a sinful thing for any to p•y into Gods secrets: All they that pry into the way how God applies the merits of Christ to dying Infants, and sanctifieth them, do pry into God, Secrets, ergo 'tis forbid and a sinful thing to pry into that, &c.
The Text says positively, secret Things belong unto God, not unto us That is, such secret things which God hath not made known to his dearest Children; for we deny not but some things that were kept secret, are now revealed, and some things also that are made known to the godly, are kept secret from the wicked; hence 'tis, said the Secrets of the Lord are with them that fear him, and he will show them his Covenant, Psal. 2•. 14. The Covenant of grace that is hid from others is revealed to believers, they understand the nature, Blessings, and duties of it; they know no person can be saved but by the Grace of God in this Covenant, nor without the merits of Christ and Sanctification: But yet how the merits of Christ or the blood of the Covenant is applied to Infants that die, or how they are Sanctified is no where revealed to the godly (therefore one of Gods Secrets) if this Man knows it, let him show where it is written, or hath he it by Revelation?
The Text says positively, secret Things belong unto God, not unto us That is, such secret things which God hath not made known to his dearest Children; for we deny not but some things that were kept secret, are now revealed, and some things also that are made known to the godly, are kept secret from the wicked; hence 'tis, said the Secrets of the Lord are with them that fear him, and he will shew them his Covenant, Psal. 2•. 14. The Covenant of grace that is hid from others is revealed to believers, they understand the nature, Blessings, and duties of it; they know no person can be saved but by the Grace of God in this Covenant, nor without the merits of Christ and Sanctification: But yet how the merits of Christ or the blood of the Covenant is applyed to Infants that die, or how they are Sanctified is no where revealed to the godly (therefore one of Gods Secrets) if this Man knows it, let him shew where it is written, or hath he it by Revelation?