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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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Prop. 8. Though it belong to the Pastors Office to judge of the Profession of such expectants, yet are they bound up by the Laws of Christ, what Profession to accept, and what to refuse: and if by breaking these Laws they shall dangerously, or grossly wrong the Church: it belongeth to the Magistrate to correct them, and to the people to admonish them, and disown their sin.
Prop. 8. Though it belong to the Pastours Office to judge of the Profession of such expectants, yet are they bound up by the Laws of Christ, what Profession to accept, and what to refuse: and if by breaking these Laws they shall dangerously, or grosly wrong the Church: it belongeth to the Magistrate to correct them, and to the people to admonish them, and disown their sinne.
IN sum, as is aforesaid, It is a credible Profession of true Christianity, which they must accept. And as that which seemeth not to be Understanding, and serious, and voluntary, and deliberate, is not credible; nor that which is Nullified by Verbal, or Actual Contradiction; nor that which is made by one that hath forfeited the credit of his word; so on the other side, a Credible mans Profession is his Title-condition, in the Judgment of the Church, or that Evidence of the Condition that we must take up with: And if a man produce the Positive Evidence of ⟨p. 77⟩his Title, we must be able to disprove, and invalidate it, before we reject him: so that it is a Profession of true Christianity, which we cannot prove to be false, at least by a Violent Presumption, (as the Lawyers speak) which we must accept.
IN summe, as is aforesaid, It is a credible Profession of true Christianity, which they must accept. And as that which seemeth not to be Understanding, and serious, and voluntary, and deliberate, is not credible; nor that which is Nullified by Verbal, or Actual Contradiction; nor that which is made by one that hath forfeited the credit of his word; so on the other side, a Credible mans Profession is his Title-condition, in the Judgment of the Church, or that Evidence of the Condition that we must take up with: And if a man produce the Positive Evidence of