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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.
And when Saul after his Baptism assayed to join himself to the Disciples at Jerusalem, they so suspected him, that they would not receive him, till Barnabas took him and brought him to the Apostles, and declared to them, how God had dealt with him, and how boldly at Damascus he had preached in ⟨p. 29⟩the Name of Jesus; which shows that they admitted not men to their Communion, till their Profession seemed Credible to them. For no doubt but Saul told them himself that he was a Believer, before he was put to make use of the testimony of Barnabas.
And when Saul after his Baptism assayed to joyn himself to the Disciples at Jerusalem, they so suspected him, that they would not receive him, till Barnabas took him and brought him to the Apostles, and declared to them, how God had dealt with him, and how boldly at Damascus he had preached in ⟨p. 29⟩the Name of Jesus; which shews that they admitted not men to their Communion, till their Profession seemed Credible to them. For no doubt but Saul told them himself that he was a Believer, before he was put to make use of the testimony of Barnabas.
The Converted Gentiles, Acts 13. 48. showed their Belief and gladness, and openly glorified the Word of the Lord. How but by a Profession did it come to pass, that the great multitude at Iconium, both Jews and Greeks, were known to be Believers, Acts 14. 1. The same I may say of the Jailer, Acts 16. Who by works as well as words declared his Conversion. And the Bereans, Acts 17. 12. And the Athenians,