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A80762 Mr. Baxters Aphorisms exorcized and anthorized. Or An examination of and answer to a book written by Mr. Ri: Baxter teacher of the church at Kederminster in Worcester-shire, entituled, Aphorisms of justification. Together with a vindication of justification by meer grace, from all the Popish and Arminian sophisms, by which that author labours to ground it upon mans works and righteousness. By John Crandon an unworthy minister of the gospel of Christ at Fawley in Hant-shire. Imprimatur, Joseph Caryl. Jan: 3. 1654. Crandon, John, d. 1654. 1654 (1654) Wing C6807; Thomason E807_1; ESTC R207490 629,165 751

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to_o put_v the_o question_n and_o to_o answer_v it_o i_o shall_v not_o permit_v his_o answer_n whole_o to_o pass_v without_o a_o short_a reply_n b._n pag._n 215._o that_o it_o be_v the_o meritorious_a cause_n i_o know_v few_o but_o socinian_o that_o will_v deny_v he_o must_v needs_o mean_v few_o baxterian_o that_o be_v not_o also_o socinian_n i._n e._n few_o of_o they_o that_o with_o he_o deny_v justification_n to_o be_v a_o eternal_a immanent_a act_n in_o god_n for_o mr._n baxter_n himself_o whether_o he_o be_v or_o be_v not_o a_o socinian_n will_n and_o must_v grant_v that_o if_o justification_n be_v and_o as_o far_o as_o it_o be_v a_o eternal_a immanent_a act_n in_o god_n christ_n satisfaction_n neither_o be_v nor_o can_v be_v the_o meritorious_a cause_n thereof_o but_o as_o we_o look_v to_o the_o justification_n as_o in_o time_n apply_v and_o declare_v to_o the_o soul_n and_o conscience_n which_o mr._n baxter_n call_v the_o justification_n of_o the_o new_a covenant_n and_o the_o 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p._n 263_o 264._o their_o growth_n and_o what_o have_v be_v in_o these_o latter_a year_n charge_v on_o they_o as_o error_n ib._n 264_o 266._o what_o of_o all_o wherewith_o they_o have_v be_v charge_v be_v error_n indeed_o ibid._n p._n 267._o to_o 271._o &_o 273._o who_o be_v such_o in_o mr._n brs_n calendar_n pref._n p._n 7_o 8._o part_n 1._o p._n 271_o 272._o his_o fraud_n under_o this_o nickname_n to_o make_v odious_a the_o gospel_n and_o all_o true_a protestant_n pref._n ibid._n part_n 1._o p_o 274._o in_o the_o midst_n of_o his_o invective_n against_o imaginary_a he_o have_v more_o than_o all_o man_n beside_o honour_v the_o real_a antinomian_o part_v 1._o p._n 162_o 163._o and_o declare_v himself_o real_o one_o of_o they_o p._n 277._o exotic_a art_n how_o far_o useful_a in_o divinity_n pref._n p._n 14._o to_o the_o 17._o they_o be_v incompetent_a to_o be_v rule_n and_o judge_n in_o pure_o gospel_n matter_n ibid._n and_o in_o some_o follow_a page_n and_o part_v 1._o p._n 341._o what_o evil_n have_v follow_v such_o use_n and_o abuse_v of_o it_o pref._n 24_o etc._n etc._n how_o abase_o the_o scripture_n speak_v of_o it_o as_o so_o abuse_v pref._n p._n 22_o 23._o more_o viz._n sophistry_n authority_n of_o man_n viz._n faith_n b_o bellarmine_n and_o mr._n br._n speak_v the_o same_o thing_n in_o the_o point_n of_o justification_n part_v 2._o p._n 25._o &_o 31._o bullingers_n judgement_n of_o mingle_v profane_a art_n in_o teach_v with_o the_o gospel_n pref_o p._n 42_o 43._o c_o mr._n br_n new_a model_n of_o the_o cause_n of_o justification_n and_o salvation_n examine_v part_v 1._o p._n 314_o etc._n etc._n and_o 1_o of_o the_o principal_a efficient_a cause_n ib._n p._n 316_o 317._o 2_o of_o the_o instrumental_a cause_n ib._n p._n 317_o 318._o 3_o of_o th●_n procatarctick_a cause_n ib._n p._n 318._o to_o 321._o 4_o of_o the_o natural_a cause_n and_o the_o protestant_a doctrine_n defend_v against_o his_o cavil_n ib._n p._n 323._o to_o 327._o 5_o likewise_o of_o the_o 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