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A27054 The true and only way of concord of all the Christian churches the desirableness of it, and the detection of false dividing terms / opened by Richard Baxter. Baxter, Richard, 1615-1691. 1680 (1680) Wing B1432; ESTC R18778 282,721 509

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now_o that_o the_o universal_a church_n will_v never_o unite_v in_o the_o roman_a papacy_n i_o prove_v undeniable_o as_o follow_v 1._o because_o christian_n will_v never_o unite_v in_o a_o agreement_n to_o forsake_v the_o scripture_n as_o god_n word_n and_o law_n where_o they_o will_v still_o find_v that_o he_o never_o institute_v such_o a_o roman_a monarch_n the_o papist_n contrary_a assertion_n will_v never_o convince_v the_o world_n when_o the_o book_n itself_o be_v open_a before_o they_o they_o will_v there_o find_v no_o one_o man_n that_o rule_v all_o the_o rest_n no_o one_o to_o who_o appeal_n be_v make_v no_o one_o that_o ever_o claim_v such_o a_o power_n much_o less_o that_o settle_v any_o such_o at_o rome_n or_o that_o ever_o a_o word_n be_v leave_v by_o christ_n to_o direct_v the_o church_n to_o centre_n in_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n nor_o that_o ever_o the_o apostle_n preach_v this_o to_o the_o church_n which_o they_o must_v needs_o have_v do_v have_v it_o be_v essential_a 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not_o yet_o enter_v §_o 33._o ix_o those_o that_o be_v cast_v out_o unjust_o must_v be_v pity_v and_o allow_v entrance_n into_o another_o church_n those_o that_o be_v cast_v out_o just_o must_v 1_o remain_v under_o that_o penalty_n and_o shame_n till_o they_o repent_v 2._o and_o also_o be_v further_o use_v according_a to_o their_o crime_n whether_o murder_n fornication_n theft_n perjury_n etc._n etc._n as_o the_o law_n punish_v such_o offender_n if_o it_o before_o infidelity_n or_o apostasy_n they_o must_v be_v use_v as_o the_o church_n deserter_n or_o adversary_n as_o aforesaid_a and_o restrain_v from_o oppose_v it_o §_o 34._o x._o the_o papist_n shall_v be_v use_v as_o man_n and_o as_o the_o faulty_a and_o weak_a sort_n of_o christian_n but_o so_o as_o 1._o may_v secure_a prince_n from_o be_v unwilling_o subject_v to_o a_o foreign_a usurper_n or_o be_v abuse_v by_o he_o or_o his_o agent_n and_o as_o may_v secure_v the_o people_n from_o the_o efficacy_n of_o their_o law_n for_o burn_v 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no_o knowledge_n will_n sense_n or_o action_n or_o be_v swallow_v up_o in_o the_o universal_a soul_n so_o as_o to_o lose_v its_o proper_a or_o numerical_a existence_n 5._o that_o man_n soul_n be_v of_o the_o same_o species_n as_o the_o bruit_n 6._o that_o man_n spirit_n only_o be_v immortal_a and_o continue_v after_o death_n but_o not_o his_o soul_n 7._o that_o man_n soul_n or_o spirit_n be_v from_o eternity_n 8._o that_o it_o be_v make_v before_o this_o earth_n and_o sin_v in_o a_o former_a body_n and_o be_v thrust_v for_o punishment_n into_o this_o body_n and_o world_n 9_o that_o the_o soul_n depart_v of_o man_n be_v send_v back_o into_o beast_n or_o at_o least_o into_o other_o man_n and_o so_o be_v oft_o bear_v 10._o that_o man_n soul_n be_v fall_v angel_n 11._o that_o adam_n soul_n be_v make_v first_o male_a and_o female_a before_o it_o be_v incorporate_a 12._o that_o adam_n body_n be_v the_o clothing_n that_o god_n make_v he_o after_o he_o sin_v have_v no_o body_n before_o 13._o that_o neither_o soul_n nor_o body_n be_v make_v after_o god_n image_n as_o epiphanius_n ill_o affirm_v 14._o that_o man_n vital_a faculty_n intellect_n and_o will_v be_v but_o accident_n of_o his_o soul_n 15._o that_o the_o soul_n be_v move_v but_o as_o a_o engine_n by_o a_o extrinsic_a cause_n and_o have_v not_o any_o essential_a self-moving_a form_n or_o power_n 16._o that_o no_o man_n can_v do_v more_o or_o less_o or_o otherwise_o than_o he_o do_v because_o god_n as_o the_o first_o mover_n necessitate_v all_o his_o action_n 17._o that_o the_o will_n have_v no_o habit_n but_o a_o mere_a power_n and_o liberty_n 18._o that_o adam_n and_o eve_n have_v no_o holiness_n or_o holy_a inclination_n to_o love_n god_n as_o god_n and_o to_o obey_v he_o but_o a_o mere_a neutral_a possibility_n 19_o that_o adam_n have_v not_o help_v or_o strength_n sufcient_a or_o necessary_a power_n to_o have_v forbear_v his_o first_o sin_n 20._o that_o man_n be_v make_v only_o to_o be_v a_o inhabitant_n of_o earth_n as_o angel_n be_v of_o heaven_n and_o be_v not_o capable_a of_o a_o high_a habitation_n viii_o of_o sin_n original_a and_o subsequent_a 1._o that_o god_n be_v as_o much_o the_o cause_n of_o all_o sin_n as_o he_o be_v of_o darkness_n and_o such_o other_o privation_n and_o that_o he_o make_v adam_n sin_n or_o that_o he_o irresistible_o predetermine_v every_o one_o will_n to_o every_o forbid_a act_n which_o it_o do_v 2._o that_o the_o devil_n irresistible_o necessitate_v adam_n to_o sin_n and_o so_o some_o superior_a cause_n do_v the_o devil_n 3._o that_o sin_n be_v not_o only_o the_o occasion_n of_o much_o good_a but_o a_o proper_a cause_n and_o as_o such_o be_v decree_v will_v and_o cause_v by_o god_n 4._o that_o god_n make_v a_o covenant_n with_o adam_n that_o if_o he_o sin_v all_o that_o come_v of_o he_o shall_v be_v repute_v sinner_n far_o than_o they_o be_v real_o seminal_o in_o he_o and_o by_o natural_a in-being_a and_o derivation_n be_v partaker_n of_o his_o guilt_n and_o corruption_n and_o so_o that_o god_n make_v they_o sinner_n by_o his_o arbitrary_a imputation_n when_o natural_o they_o be_v not_o so_o 5._o that_o original_a sin_n necessitate_v every_o sin_n of_o omission_n or_o act_n which_o ever_o after_o follow_v in_o the_o world_n 6._o that_o sin_n be_v a_o mere_a privation_n all_o be_v by_o nature_n deprive_v of_o all_o moral_a good_a and_o so_o all_o be_v equal_o evil_a and_o as_o bad_a as_o those_o in_o hell_n notwithstanding_o any_o thing_n that_o the_o redeemer_n have_v do_v to_o prevent_v it_o 7._o that_o infant_n have_v no_o original_a sin_n no_o guilt_n of_o adam_n sin_n and_o no_o sinful_a pravity_n of_o nature_n 8._o that_o infant_n have_v no_o participation_n of_o guilt_n of_o any_o near_a parent_n sin_n but_o adam_n only_a and_o god_n do_v not_o inflict_v any_o punishment_n on_o child_n for_o their_o father_n sin_n because_o of_o their_o derive_v guilt_n by_o nature_n 9_o that_o therefore_o infant_n have_v no_o need_n of_o a_o saviour_n to_o suffer_v for_o their_o sin_n nor_o of_o a_o pardon_n 10._o that_o infant_n need_v not_o the_o holy_a ghost_n to_o sanctify_v they_o by_o kill_v any_o sinful_a pravity_n or_o inclination_n in_o they_o 11._o that_o sin_n be_v not_o the_o cause_n of_o death_n 12._o that_o sin_n deserve_v not_o hell_n or_o a_o everlasting_a punishment_n ix_o of_o redemption_n and_o the_o covenant_n of_o grace_n make_v to_o adam_n and_o noah_n 1._o that_o god_n make_v no_o promise_n covenant_n or_o gift_n of_o grace_n to_o adam_n after_o his_o fall_n 2._o that_o god_n make_v the_o covenant_n of_o grace_n only_o to_o adam_n and_o the_o elect_v and_o not_o to_o all_o mankind_n in_o he_o