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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
Appendix: AN APPENDIX; BEING A Reply to Mr. Shute's last single Sheet, in Answer to Mr. Collins's…
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`1. Because in the Scripture they are often so called, and compared with one another, and some times opposed to one another; the first and the last, the new and the old.
2. Because the Covenant of Grace in Christ is eternal, immutable, always the same, obnoxious unto no alteration, no change or abrogation, neither can these things be spoken of it with respect unto any Administration of it, as they are spoken of the Old: Page 226, 227.
1. He shows again that by the Old Covenant is not intended the Covenant of Works made with Adam Page 227. When,
1. He shews again that by the Old Covenant is not intended the Covenant of Works made with Adam Page 227. When,
2. We speak of the New Covenant, saith he, we do not intend the Covenant of Grace absolutely, as though that were not in being and efficacy before the Introduction of that which is promised in this place: For it was always the same as to the substance of it. From the beginning it passed through the whole Dispensation of times, before the Law and under the Law, of the same nature and Efficacy unalterable everlasting, ordered in all things and sure.—Again he saith, when God renewed the promise of it to Abraham, he is said to make a Covenant with him, and he did so, but it was with respect unto other things (Mark it) especially the proceedings of the promised Seed from his Loins; but absolutely under the Old Testament it consisted only in a promise: And as such only is proposed in the Scripture. Page 227. it appears that the Doctor understands the Covenant God made with Abraham, as we do viz. the promise to Abraham's Seed, viz. Christ and all Eternal blessings with him, to intend the Covenant of Grace; but whereas it is said God made a Covenant with Abraham, &c. that has respect to other things, that which concerned