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A26886 Certain disputations of right to sacraments, and the true nature of visible Christianity defending them against several sorts of opponents, especially against the second assault of that pious, reverend and dear brother Mr. Thomas Blake / by Richard Baxter ... Baxter, Richard, 1615-1691. 1658 (1658) Wing B1212; ESTC R39868 418,313 558

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a_o distance_n about_o a_o matter_n of_o open_a fact_n i_o must_v still_o say_v that_o i_o hope_v dr._n ward_n will_v not_o have_v find_v a_o second_o to_o undertake_v that_o cause_n but_o this_o do_v not_o intimate_a either_o that_o i_o never_o read_v that_o any_o be_v of_o his_o mind_n before_o or_o that_o i_o expect_v not_o that_o any_o shall_v be_v afterward_o it_o be_v one_o thing_n to_o be_v of_o that_o opinion_n and_o another_o thing_n as_o his_o second_o to_o undertake_v it_o but_o i_o will_v now_o say_v more_o than_o that_o which_o you_o wonder_v at_o i_o must_v profess_v that_o i_o do_v not_o know_v of_o any_o one_o protestant_a divine_n repute_a orthodox_n of_o that_o judgement_n before_o dr._n ward_n and_o you_o though_o some_o papist_n and_o arminian_n i_o know_v of_o that_o mind_n and_o since_o i_o find_v sir_n hen._n vane_n maintain_v it_o and_o one_o john_n timson_n in_o his_o defence_n of_o m._n humphrey_n and_o now_o new_o m._n humphrey_n in_o his_o second_o 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he_o such_o a_o person_n be_v not_o capable_a of_o make_v such_o a_o promise_n so_o as_o shall_v be_v rational_o accept_v in_o a_o covenant_n and_o partly_o because_o we_o may_v end_v the_o controversy_n by_o forbear_v his_o baptise_v one_o moment_n long_o or_o one_o day_n till_o he_o do_v indeed_o believe_v and_o consent_v as_o he_o promise_v but_o what_o time_n soever_o it_o be_v as_o i_o tell_v he_o upon_o these_o term_n a_o man_n may_v say_v i_o believe_v the_o creed_n and_o scripture_n to_o be_v true_a but_o because_o i_o know_v that_o i_o can_v serve_v god_n and_o mammon_n nor_o have_v christ_n to_o justify_v i_o and_o live_v in_o my_o sin_n i_o will_v not_o yet_o have_v god_n for_o my_o god_n or_o christ_n for_o my_o lord_n and_o saviour_n nor_o the_o holy_a ghost_n for_o my_o sanctifier_n because_o i_o will_v not_o yet_o leave_v my_o sin_n but_o hereafter_o i_o will_v will_v mr._n blake_n baptise_v such_o a_o man_n as_o this_o in_o answer_n to_o such_o a_o question_n he_o say_v pag._n 133._o i_o think_v it_o will_v be_v nothing_o hard_o for_o any_o honest_a christian_a to_o say_v that_o a_o man_n not_o justify_v may_v believe_v every_o fundamental_a article_n as_o to_o assent_v and_o that_o he_o may_v be_v convince_v of_o the_o necessity_n of_o such_o repentance_n and_o according_o to_o make_v profession_n of_o it_o as_o john_n convert_v be_v baptise_a into_o etc._n etc._n and_o pag._n 147._o he_o say_v seeing_n mr._n baxter_n call_v upon_o i_o further_o to_o declare_v myself_o further_o in_o this_o thing_n i_o do_v believe_v and_o profess_v to_o hold_v that_o he_o that_o upon_o hear_v the_o gospel_n preach_v and_o the_o truth_n of_o it_o publish_v and_o open_v shall_v profess_o abjure_v all_o other_o opposite_a way_n whatsoever_o and_o choose_v the_o christian_a way_n for_o salvation_n promise_v to_o follow_v the_o rule_n of_o it_o be_v to_o be_v baptise_a and_o his_o seed_n etc._n etc._n and_o be_v these_o descrption_n of_o his_o dogmatical_a faith_n the_o same_o with_o the_o former_a be_v not_o repentance_n ever_o concomitant_a with_o faith_n john_n baptism_n be_v the_o baptism_n of_o repentance_n for_o remission_n of_o sin_n and_o if_o our_o divine_n mistake_v not_o when_o they_o maintain_v to_o be_v the_o same_o with_o christ_n sure_a faith_n be_v to_o go_v with_o that_o repentance_n and_o that_o repentance_n which_o be_v for_o remission_n of_o sin_n be_v not_o common_a but_o save_v and_o special_a if_o therefore_o save_v repentance_n must_v not_o only_o be_v promise_v de_fw-la futuro_fw-la but_o profess_v de_fw-fr praesenti_fw-la then_o doubtless_o so_o must_v that_o faith_n which_o be_v inseparable_a 2._o and_o will_v mr._n blake_n have_v we_o so_o censorious_a as_o to_o say_v that_o those_o man_n that_o abjure_v all_o other_o way_n whatsoever_o and_o choose_v the_o christian_a way_n for_o salvation_n promise_v to_o follow_v the_o rule_n of_o it_o if_o they_o do_v this_o sincere_o be_v not_o yet_o justify_v or_o have_v not_o justify_v faith_n and_o that_o if_o they_o do_v it_o not_o sincere_o that_o be_v not_o yet_o justify_v faith_n which_o they_o profess_v for_o my_o part_n i_o be_o past_a doubt_n of_o it_o if_o this_o be_v mr._n blakes_n dogmatical_a faith_n he_o and_o i_o be_v not_o much_o at_o distance_n about_o the_o qualification_n of_o the_o baptise_a but_o about_o the_o nature_n of_o justify_v faith_n for_o that_o be_v justify_n in_o my_o judgement_n which_o be_v but_o dogmatical_a in_o he_o christ_n be_v the_o way_n to_o salvation_n the_o sanctify_a work_n of_o the_o spirit_n and_o the_o holy_a love_n and_o obedience_n of_o the_o saint_n in_o this_o way_n in_o subserviency_n to_o christ_n all_o these_o be_v the_o gospel_n way_n to_o salvation_n the_o false_a belief_n of_o erroneous_a man_n and_o the_o many_o by-path_n of_o the_o unregenerate_a be_v the_o contrary_n which_o satan_n persuade_v they_o to_o and_o make_v they_o believe_v may_v serve_v the_o turn_n that_o man_n that_o abjure_v all_o 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know_v where_o to_o fix_v himself_o and_o how_o to_o describe_v his_o dogmatical_a faith_n and_o whether_o he_o do_v not_o yield_v the_o cause_n that_o i_o be_o maintain_v and_o whereas_o he_o take_v it_o for_o a_o egregious_a piece_n of_o affect_a nonsense_n to_o say_v that_o justify_n faith_n be_v a_o promise_n and_o still_o say_v thou_o justify_v faith_n with_o he_o be_v the_o thing_n promise_v or_o the_o thing_n whereto_o we_o do_v restipulate_v pag._n 171._o i_o say_v that_o he_o can_v never_o prove_v that_o the_o church_n of_o christ_n do_v know_v such_o a_o baptismal_a covenant_n wherein_o the_o first_o justify_v faith_n be_v the_o thing_n promise_v though_o the_o continuance_n may_v and_o shall_v i_o so_o baptise_v any_o person_n at_o age_n or_o a_o infant_n in_o
church_n which_o be_v no_o more_o for_o he_o than_o for_o i_o but_o only_a that_o it_o be_v the_o profession_n of_o a_o dogmatical_a faith_n and_o not_o the_o faith_n itself_o that_o be_v necessary_a to_o give_v this_o right_n but_o a_o man_n will_v think_v that_o if_o it_o be_v not_o enough_o for_o a_o evidence_n in_o our_o case_n of_o a_o analogical_a right_a coram_fw-la ecclesiâ_fw-la that_o a_o man_n subscribe_v the_o covenant_n of_o god_n of_o which_o mr._n blake_n pag._n 143._o then_o it_o can_v be_v no_o good_a evidence_n in_o his_o cause_n of_o a_o right_a coram_fw-la deo_fw-la &_o ecclesiâ_fw-la that_o a_o man_n subscribe_v or_o speak_v that_o which_o he_o never_o understand_v or_o if_o his_o profession_n of_o dogmatical_a faith_n without_o the_o faith_n itself_o be_v a_o good_a title_n than_o the_o profession_n of_o a_o justify_v faith_n without_o the_o faith_n itself_o may_v so_o far_o serve_v turn_v as_o to_o justify_v the_o baptise_v and_o to_o prohibit_v rebaptise_v 4._o 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be_v put_v for_o nam_fw-la in_o that_o exceed_a false_a print_v cople_n cople_n mr._n rutheford_n say_v if_o scripture_n ●n_o where_o callet_n christ_n the_o ●ead_a of_o the_o visible_a chur●●_n as_o su●h_v as_o after_o cite_v of_o the_o covenant_n pag._n 205.206_o mr._n galaspi●'s_n argument_n defend_v against_o mr._n blakes_n answ_o argum._n 1._o galaspie_n argum._n 2._o defend_v galaspie_n argum._n 3._o defend_v galaspie_n argum._n 4._o denfede_v galaspie_n argum._n 5._o &_o 6._o defend_v argum._n 7._o defend_v argum._n 8._o defend_v argum._n 9_o defend_v argum._n 10._o defend_v argum_fw-la 11._o defend_v argum._n 12._o defend_v argum_fw-la 13._o defend_v argum._n 14._o defend_v argum_fw-la 15._o defend_v argum._n 16._o defend_v argum._n 17._o defend_v argum._n 19_o defend_v defend_v mr._n gilespy_v 20_o argument_n which_o mr._n blake_n pass_v by_o be_v that_o the_o contrary_a doctrine_n as_o it_o join_v with_o the_o papist_n so_o it_o contradict_v the_o protestant_n and_o the_o 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26._o bishop_n vsher._n 27._o amesius_n 28._o dr._n willet_n 29._o musculus_fw-la 30._o soharplus_fw-la 31._o cartwright_n 33._o fulk_n 33._o the_o annotation_n of_o some_o divine_n of_o the_o assembly_n at_o westminster_n 34_o deodate_v 35._o bodlus_fw-la 36._o perkins_n 37._o fayus_n 38._o ludovicus_n de_fw-fr dieu_fw-fr 39_o ragerus_n 40_o hemmingius_n 41._o yates_n 42._o coccelus_fw-la 43._o prideaux_n 44._o dr._n hammond_n 45._o english_a catechism_n 46._o bullinger_n 47._o whittaker_n 48._o gataker_n 50._o tzegedinus_fw-la 51._o ravanellus_n 52._o the_o scottish_a church_n 53._o helvetian_a confession_n 54_o professores_fw-la salmurlenses_n 55._o mollnaeus_fw-la 56._o mr._n crook_n 57_o mr._n liford_n 58._o three_o divine_n of_o scotland_n scotland_n this_o be_v the_o passage_n mr._n humphrey_n cit_v which_o i_o desire_v may_v be_v right_o understand_v i_o have_v in_o my_o apology_n desire_v mr._n tomb_n thus_o to_o understand_v i_o quid_fw-la est_fw-la pic._n have_v nisi_fw-la dei_fw-la cultus_fw-la &_o unde_fw-la il●e_fw-la colitur_fw-la nisi_fw-la charitate_fw-la aug._n epist._n 29_o second_o vindication_n pag._n 6_o 7_o 8._o suarez_n mer._n disp._n 32._o sect_n 2._o pag._n 162._o calvin_n 1._o 2._o beza_n &_o in_o eccles._n ●st_v hom._n 24_o pag._n 470_o 471._o &_o annotat._n in_o 1_o tim._n 4.1_o ●●●untur_fw-la crede●e_fw-la ●●òd_fw-la c●edere_fw-la ul●●antur_fw-la 3._o junius_n 4._o zanchius_n 5._o polanus_fw-la 6._o ravannellus_fw-la 7._o pet._n martyr_n 8._o musculus_fw-la 9_o rutherford_n 10._o maccovius_fw-la 11._o cocceius_n 12._o luther_n 13._o d●_n sutlive_n 14._o amesius_n 15_o wendeline_n 16._o keckerman_n 17._o gomar●us_fw-la 18._o d._n humphrey_n 19_o sharpius_n 20._o rob._n bodius_n troch_n 21._o alstedius_n 22._o geo●g_v sohnius_n 23._o melancthon_n certa_fw-la &_o immota_fw-la veritas_fw-la decet_fw-la non_fw-la esse_fw-la membra_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la eos_fw-la qui_fw-la scienter_fw-la oppugnant_fw-la verhatem_fw-la &_o stabiliunt_fw-la idola_fw-la &_o vitiosos_fw-la cultu●_fw-la joan._n manlius_n loc._n commun_n de_fw-fr eccles._n pag._n 468._o ex_fw-la melancth_v 24._o sideel_v 25._o maresius_n 26._o altingius_fw-la 27._o thes._n saimuriens_fw-la 28._o luc._n trelcatius_n senior_a 29._o th._n cartwright_n 30._o bucer_n &_o marlorate_fw-la 31._o camero_n 32._o m._n jeane_n 33._o mr._n perkins_n some_o papist_n confession_n father_n
condemn_v man_n for_o come_v into_o his_o church_n or_o the_o communion_n of_o saint_n without_o sincere_a faith_n and_o repentance_n than_o it_o be_v not_o the_o appoint_a use_n of_o baptism_n to_o initiate_v those_o that_o profess_v not_o sincere_a faith_n and_o repentance_n but_o the_o former_a be_v plain_a in_o the_o text_n ergo_fw-la etc._n etc._n the_o 13_o argument_n be_v this_o we_o must_v baptise_v none_o at_o age_n that_o profess_v not_o themselves_o christians_o nor_o any_o infant_n but_o on_o such_o a_o profession_n of_o the_o parent_n or_o pro-parent_n but_o they_o that_o profess_v only_o a_o species_n of_o faith_n short_a of_o justify_v faith_n profess_v not_o themselves_o christians_o ergo._fw-la etc._n etc._n the_o major_n be_v certain_a because_o it_o be_v the_o use_n of_o baptism_n to_o be_v our_o solemn_a list_a sign_n into_o christ_n army_n our_o initiate_a sign_n and_o the_o solemnisation_n of_o our_o marriage_n to_o christ_n and_o profess_v sign_n that_o we_o be_v christian_n and_o we_o do_v in_o it_o dedicate_v and_o deliver_v up_o ourselves_o to_o he_o in_o this_o relation_n as_o his_o own_o so_o that_o in_o baptism_n we_o do_v not_o only_o promise_v to_o be_v christian_n but_o profess_v that_o we_o be_v so_o already_o in_o heart_n and_o now_o will_v be_v solemn_o admit_v among_o the_o number_n of_o christian_n the_o minor_a i_o prove_v thus_o 1._o no_o man_n be_v true_o a_o christian_n that_o be_v not_o true_o a_o disciple_n of_o christ_n that_o be_v plain_a act_v 11.26_o no_o man_n be_v true_o a_o disciple_n of_o christ_n that_o do_v not_o profess_v a_o save_a faith_n and_o repentance_n save_o the_o child_n of_o such_o therefore_o no_o man_n that_o do_v not_o so_o profess_v be_v true_o a_o christian._n the_o minor_a i_o prove_v thus_o no_o man_n be_v true_o a_o disciple_n of_o christ_n that_o do_v not_o profess_v to_o forsake_v all_o contrary_a master_n or_o teacher_n and_o to_o take_v christ_n for_o his_o chief_a teacher_n consent_v to_o learn_v of_o he_o the_o way_n to_o salvation_n but_o no_o man_n make_v this_o profession_n that_o profess_v not_o save_v faith_n and_o repentance_n therefore_o no_o man_n that_o profess_v not_o save_v faith_n and_o repentance_n be_v true_o a_o disciple_n of_o christ._n the_o major_n be_v evident_a in_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o relation_n the_o minor_a be_v as_o evident_a in_o that_o it_o be_v a_o act_n of_o save_a faith_n and_o repentance_n to_o forsake_v other_o teacher_n and_o take_v christ_n for_o our_o sole_a or_o chief_a teacher_n in_o order_n to_o salvation_n 2._o no_o man_n be_v true_o a_o christian_n that_o profess_v not_o to_o take_v christ_n for_o his_o lord_n and_o king_n forsake_v his_o enemy_n but_o no_o man_n do_v this_o but_o the_o professor_n of_o a_o save_a faith_n ergo._fw-la etc._n etc._n 3._o no_o man_n be_v a_o true_a christian_n that_o profess_v not_o to_o take_v christ_n for_o his_o redeemer_n who_o have_v make_v propitiation_n for_o sin_n by_o his_o blood_n and_o to_o esteem_v his_o blood_n as_o the_o ransom_n for_o sinner_n and_o to_o trust_v therein_o but_o none_o do_v this_o but_o the_o professor_n of_o save_a faith_n therefore_o none_o else_o be_v christian_n the_o major_n of_o all_o these_o three_o argument_n be_v further_o prove_v thus_o no_o man_n be_v profess_o a_o christian_n that_o profess_v not_o to_o accept_v of_o christ_n as_o christ_n or_o to_o believe_v in_o christ_n as_o christ_n but_o no_o man_n do_v profess_v to_o take_v christ_n as_o christ_n that_o profess_v not_o to_o take_v or_o accept_v he_o as_o a_o priest_n teacher_n and_o king_n ergo._fw-la etc._n etc._n the_o major_n be_v plain_a in_o itself_o the_o minor_a be_v as_o plain_a it_o be_v essential_a to_o christ_n to_o be_v the_o priest_n prophet_n and_o king_n and_o from_o these_o essential_o relate_v to_o we_o and_o accept_v by_o we_o do_v our_o own_o denomination_n of_o christian_n arise_v and_o that_o a_o bare_a assent_n without_o acceptance_n do_v not_o make_v 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to_o justify_v all_o these_o wicked_a man_n from_o this_o aggravation_n of_o their_o sin_n and_o to_o take_v they_o off_o from_o repentance_n and_o humiliation_n for_o it_o for_o if_o they_o make_v no_o such_o profession_n in_o baptism_n if_o at_o age_n or_o in_o the_o lord_n supper_n than_o it_o can_v be_v no_o aggravation_n of_o their_o sin_n that_o they_o walk_v contrary_a to_o it_o but_o i_o dare_v not_o undertake_v to_o secure_v they_o from_o the_o punishment_n argum._n 15._o if_o all_o at_o age_n that_o be_v baptize_v and_o all_o that_o receive_v the_o lord_n supper_n must_v engage_v themselves_o to_o believe_v present_o in_o the_o next_o instant_n yea_o or_o at_o any_o time_n hereafter_o with_o a_o save_a faith_n then_o must_v they_o profess_v at_o present_a a_o save_a faith_n or_o if_o we_o must_v baptize_v none_o that_o will_v not_o engage_v to_o believe_v save_o then_o must_v we_o baptize_v none_o that_o will_v not_o profess_v a_o save_a faith_n but_o the_o antecedent_n be_v 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the_o lord_n who_o we_o most_o offend_v in_o the_o abundance_n of_o his_o grace_n do_v forgive_v we_o both_o i_o must_v confess_v that_o when_o i_o think_v i_o have_v a_o call_v to_o dispute_v i_o do_v withal_o think_v that_o i_o be_o call_v to_o lay_v open_a the_o nakedness_n of_o the_o cause_n which_o i_o oppose_v to_o the_o utmost_a and_o be_v persuade_v that_o i_o speak_v against_o that_o which_o be_v against_o god_n i_o think_v if_o i_o do_v not_o effectual_o manifest_v its_o falsehood_n i_o do_v nothing_o whereupon_o i_o find_v that_o what_o be_v speak_v against_o the_o cause_n be_v take_v as_o a_o dishonour_n to_o the_o person_n and_o he_o take_v himself_o to_o be_v wound_v or_o wrong_v by_o it_o when_o i_o never_o touch_v the_o person_n at_o all_o so_o that_o if_o i_o do_v but_o once_o name_v the_o imposture_n of_o a_o common_a distinction_n mr._n blake_n come_v on_o as_o if_o i_o have_v call_v all_o those_o learned_a man_n cheator_n or_o impostor_n that_o use_v that_o 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