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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
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1. If persons are not the sole Judges themselves, then it must belong to the Minister to judge: But the Antecedent is before proved: The Consequence is proved thus: It must belong either to the Pastors, or the Magistrate only, or the people only; or to all, or some of these conjunctly. Not to the Magistrate only: for 1. No man that I know of affirmeth it. 2. It is another mans office. Not to the people only: for 1. None that I know of affirmeth this, They all include the Pastors. 2. As I said, it is made part of the Pastors office. If you say that it belongs to Magistrates, People, and Pastors jointly, then you include the Pastors: And I grant that in some sort it belongs to them, but in a different sort, as I shall tell you under the next Proposition.
1. If persons are not the sole Judges themselves, then it must belong to the Minister to judge: But the Antecedent is before proved: The Consequence is proved thus: It must belong either to the Pastours, or the Magistrate only, or the people only; or to all, or some of these conjunctly. Not to the Magistrate only: for 1. No man that I know of affirmeth it. 2. It is another mans office. Not to the people only: for 1. None that I know of affirmeth this, They all include the Pastours. 2. As I said, it is made part of the Pastours office. If you say that it belongs to Magistrates, People, and Pastours jointly, then you include the Pastours: And I grant that in some sort it belongs to them, but in a different sort, as I shall tell you under the next Proposition.
2 It is to Ministers as such that the Keys of the Kingdom of Heaven are committed: but to approve of the Profession of such as are to be admitted into the Church, or to its Privileges, is part of the exercise of the Key's of the Kingdom: therefore it is Ministers, ⟨p. 53⟩to whom it belongeth thus to judge and approve.
2 It is to Ministers as such that the Keys of the Kingdom of Heaven are committed: but to approve of the Profession of such as are to be admitted into the Church, or to its Priviledges, is part of the exercise of the Key's of the Kingdom: therefore it is Ministers,