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Confirmation and restoration the necessary means of reformation, and reconciliation; for the healing of…Confirmation and restauration the necessary means of reformation, and reconciliation; for the healing of…
Confirmation and restoration the necessary means of reformation, and reconciliation; for the healing of the corruptions and divisions of the churches: submissively, but earnestly tendered to the consideration of the sovereign powers, magistrates, ministers, and people, that they may awake, and be up and doing in the execution of so much, as appeareth to be necessary as they are true to Christ, his Church and Gospel, and to their own and others souls, and to the peace and welfare of the nations; and as they will answer the neglect to Christ, at their peril. / By Richard Baxter, an unworthy minister of Christ, that longeth to see the healing of the churches.Confirmation and restauration the necessary means of reformation, and reconciliation; for the healing of the corruptions and divisions of the churches: submissively, but earnestly tendered to the consideration of the soveraigne powers, magistrates, ministers, and people, that they may awake, and be up and doing in the execution of so much, as appeareth to be necessary as they are true to Christ, his Church and Gospel, and to their own and others souls, and to the peace and wellfare of the nations; and as they will answer the neglect to Christ, at their peril. / By Richard Baxter, an unworthy minister of Christ, that longeth to see the healing of the churches.
London: printed by A.M. for Nevil Simmons book-seller, 1658
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.
But why should I go any further in this, when the main substance of my Dispute of Right to the Sacraments proves it? I entreat the Reader that would have more, to prove not only the Necessity of a Profession, but also of the Profession of a Saving Faith, to peruse that Book, or at least the second Disputation, where are Twenty Arguments for it; and the sense of all the Ancient Churches there cited out of Mr Gatakers Collections. See also Dr Hammond's many testimonies to prove the use of the Abrenuntiation, Paraenes. pag. 18, 19, 20. I love not needlessly to recite what others have already cited. But he that knows not, that the Universal Church from the days of the Apostles, hath baptized the Adult, upon a personal Profession of Faith, and Repentance, and Vow, or Promise, or Covenant for obedience, knows little of what the Church hath Practised. And I hope few sober men will be found that will be so singular and self conceited, ⟨p. 34⟩as to contradict the Practise of the Universal Church in such a case as this, and set up their own private judgment against it, and go about to persuade us to a new way of Church entrance, and admission, now in the end of the world. Blame me not to be confident with you, where I have so good ground as Scripture, and so good company, as the Primitive Universal Church.
But why should I go any further in this, when the main substance of my Dispute of Right to the Sacraments proves it? I intreat the Reader that would have more, to prove not only the Necessity of a Profession, but also of the Profession of a Saving Faith, to peruse that Book, or at least the second Disputation, where are Twenty Arguments for it; and the sence of all the Ancient Churches there cited out of Mr Gatakers Collections. See also Dr Hammonds many testimonies to prove the use of the Abrenuntiation, Paraenes. pag. 18, 19, 20. I love not needlesly to recite whath others have already cited. But he that knows not, that the Universal Church from the daies of the Apostles, hath baptized the Adult, upon a personal Profession of Faith, and Repentance, and Vow, or Promise, or Covenant for obedience, knows little of what the Church hath Practised. And I hope few sober men will be found that will be so singular and selfconceited, ⟨p. 34⟩as to contradict the Practise of the Universal Church in such a case as this, and set up their own private judgment against it, and go about to perswade us to a new way of Church enterance, and admission, now in the end of the world. Blame me not to be confident with you, where I have so good ground as Scripture, and so good company, as the Primitive Universal Church.