But though such are not pardoned, the Church that judgeth by profession, taking Professors for Believers, must accordingly use them & their seed, 3. But though the Church judge thus charitably of each Professor in particular, till his hypocrisy be detected, yet doth it understand that hypocrites there are, & still will be in the Church, though we know them not by name. And that therefore there are many externally baptised, and in Communion, that never had the pardon of sin, indeed before God; as not having the Condition of the promise of pardon: Such as Simon Magus was. We have less reason to take this Doctrine for false, than that which pronounceth certain pardon, and salvation to all baptised Infants whatsoever: And were we of their judgment, we should think it the most charitable Act in the world to take the Infants of Heathens, and baptise them; And if any should then dispatch them all to prevent their lapse, they were all certainly saved. We hope by (some relics) you mean that which is truly and properly sin. For our parts we believe according to the ninth Article, that Original sin standeth in the Corruption of the nature of every man, whereby man is far gone from Original righteousness, and inclined to evil; And that this infection of nature doth remain in the Regenerate; And though there is no Condemnation for them that believe and are baptised, yet Concupiscence and Lust, hath of it self the nature of sin.) you say, (The Church acknowledgeth such desires, &c.) Devices, and Desires are Actual sins and not Original, which consisteth in privation, and corrupt inclination: The next words (There is no health in us) it seems the Translators that put it into the Liturgy mis-understood; But however you seem here plainly by your mis-interpretation to mis-understand it. Nulla salus in nobis, is spoken actively and not possessively or passively, the plain sense is, that there is no help deliverance and salvation in our selves: we cannot help our selves out of this misery, but must ⟨p. 89⟩have a better Saviour; as Christ is oft called our salvation, so we are denied to be our own: so that yet here is no confession at all of Original sin, but of the effects; The two next sentences confess a debility, and privation, but not that it was ab origine, but may for any thing that's there said be taken to be since contracted;
But though such are not pardoned, the Church that judgeth by profession, taking Professors for Believers, must accordingly use them & their seed, 3. But though the Church judge thus charitably of each Professor in particular, till his hypocrisy be detected, yet doth it understand that hypocrites there are, & still will be in the Church, though we know them not by name. And that therefore there are many externally baptised, and in Communion, that never had the pardon of sin, indeed before God; as not having the Condition of the promise of pardon: Such as Simon Magus was. We have less reason to take this Doctrine for false, than that which pronounceth certain pardon, and salvation to all baptised Infants whatsoever: And were we of their judgment, we should think it the most charitable Act in the world to take the Infants of Heathens, and baptise them; And if any should then dispatch them all to prevent their lapse, they were all certainly saved. We hope by (some reliques) you mean that which is truly and properly sin. For our parts we believe according to the ninth Article, that Original sin standeth in the Corruption of the nature of every man, whereby man is far gone from Original righteousnesse, and inclined to evil; And that this infection of nature doth remain in the Regenerate; And though there is no Condemnation for them that believe and are baptised, yet Concupisence and Lust, hath of it self the nature of sin.) you say, (The Church acknowledgeth such desires, &c.) Devices, and Desires are Actual sins and not Original, which consisteth in privation, and corrupt inclination: The next words (There is no health in us) it seems the Translators that put it into the Liturgy mis-understood; But however you seem here plainly by your mis-interpretation to mis-understand it. Nulla salus in nobis, is spoken actively and not possessively or passively, the plain sence is, that there is no help deliverance and salvation in our selves: we cannot help our selves out of this misery, but must ⟨p. 89⟩have a better Saviour; as Christ is oft called our salvation, so we are denied to be our own: so that yet here is no confession at all of Original sin, but of the effects; The two next sentences confesse a debility, and privation, but not that it was ab origine, but may for any thing that's there said be taken to be since contracted;
