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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
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.
In Page 191. of this last Book he, says that they (meaning the Independent Congregations) are not true Churches, or else we are not: I know no reason for this, for I doubt ⟨p. 54⟩not but they are true Churches, as well as we, they being godly Christians, tho' I do believe they may be less complete Churches: Then those who are Baptized upon the profession of Faith, or not so orderly in their constitution besides they have received (as we Judge a Tradition of Man in the stead of Christs Institution.
In Page 191. of this last Book he, says that they (meaning the Independant Congregations) are not true Churches, or else we are not: I know no reason for this, for I doubt ⟨p. 54⟩not but they are true Churches, as well as we, they being godly Christians, tho' I do believe they may be less compleat Churches: Then those who are Baptized upon the profession of Faith, or not so orderly in their constitution besides they have received (as we Judge a Tradition of Man in the stead of Christs Institution.
This man says, he can have Communion with those of our opinion, yet says our Baptism is a counterfeit and we guilty of Sacrilege, Page 190.
This man says, he can have Communion with those of our opinion, yet says our Baptism is a counterfeit and we guilty of Sacriledge, Page 190.
But Friend, I see not how they can have Communion with you without repentance, considering all the hard words uttered by you: You know who saith Men must give an account of all their hard Speeches, &c.