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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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9. Such dumb Professions are less tolerable now, because we have many in our Assemblies that we know to be no Christians. I know of many that will hear, that believe no life to come, and secretly make a scorn of Christ and Scripture, and many more that know not what Christianity is, as is aforesaid. Now shall we take up with such signs of Christianity, as we see and know are commonly used by Infidels, ⟨p. 247⟩when we may have better?
9. Such dumb Professions are less tolerable now, because we have many in our Assemblies that we know to be no Christians. I know of many that will heare, that believe no life to come, and secretly make a scorne of Christ and Scripture, and many more that know not what Christianity is, as is aforesaid. Now shall we take up with such signes of Christianity, as we see and know are commonly used by Infidels, ⟨p. 247⟩when we may have better?
10. It is essential to a Profession to be in some measure explicit: for Profiteri is but palàm vel publicè fateri; It is no Profession if it be not, or pretend not to be, an Expression of the mind: And therefore to be Implicit and not Express, is so far to be against the very Nature of the Profession; in that measure as your Profession is Implicit (as it's called) and not Express, in that measure it is no Profession at all.
10. It is essential to a Profession to be in some measure explicit: for Profiteri is but palàm vel publicè fateri; It is no Profession if it be not, or pretend not to be, an Expression of the mind: And therefore to be Implicite and not Express, is so far to be against the very Nature of the Profession; in that measure as your Profession is Implicite (as it's called) and not Express, in that measure it is no Profession at all.