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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.
To conclude, let the Reader take notice of this, viz. Were it not more for the Honour of God and Love to Truth, I had not concerned my self with so lin•le an Antagoni•• as this is. • and in reproach call some Arminians, Socinians, others gone back to Judaism, some gormandisers feasting on Legs of Mutton; in some places reflecting on Mens honest callings God by his providence called them once unto; that our Doctrine damns Infants, &c. whether these Speeches he ought not publicly to acknowledge as evil?
To conclude, let the Reader take notice of this, viz. Were it not more for the Honour of God and Love to Truth, I had not concerned my self with so lin•le an Antagoni•• as this is. • and in reproach call some Arminians, Sacinians, others gone back to Judaism, some gormandisers feasting on Legs of Muiton; in some places reflecting on Mens honest callings God by his providence called them once unto; that our Doctrin damns Infants, &c. whether these Speeches he ought not publickly to acknowledg as evil?
Is not this as bad as to call his Brother Raca, i. e. a vain person in anger or malice.
Cant Men write upon controversible points without such bitterness, and reviling language? I desire Friend, you would go to God in Prayer, and entreat for pardon through Christs Blood, and no longer rest in such a Spirit and practice: Christ is at the Door, take heed of smiting your fellow Servant. But should you instead of answering our arguments proceed still after the same manner, we shall find out another way to deal with you, viz.