A second admonition to Mr. Edward Bagshaw written to call him to repentance for many false doctrines, crimes, and specially fourscore palpable untruths in matter of fact ... : with a confutation of his reasons for separation ... / by Richard Baxter ...
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A second admonition to Mr. Edward Bagshaw written to call him to repentance for many false doctrines, crimes, and specially fourscore palpable untruths in matter of fact ... : with a confutation of his reasons for separation ... / by Richard Baxter ...
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Baxter, Richard, 1615-1691.
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London :: Printed for Nevill Simmons ...,
1671.
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Bagshaw, Edward, 1629-1671. -- Antidote against Mr. Baxters palliated cure of church divisions.
Bagshaw, Edward, 1629-1671. -- Defense of the Antidote against Mr. Baxter's palliated cure of church divisions.
Schism.
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"A second admonition to Mr. Edward Bagshaw written to call him to repentance for many false doctrines, crimes, and specially fourscore palpable untruths in matter of fact ... : with a confutation of his reasons for separation ... / by Richard Baxter ..." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A27032.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 8, 2024.
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Sect. 55. E. B. p. 17, 18. [The former
non-conformists held Arminianisme so funda∣mental
and dangerous an errour, &c. But you
do not only speak favourably of it, but also
Proudly tell us that you are confident, not one
of many hundreds, who speak against Com∣munion
with Arminians, do understand what
Arminianisme is—As if—plain Christi∣ans
could not easily come to know it.
R. B. 1. As under Church-tyrants all is
Schisme, which contradicts their Schisme, so
with some men all is Proudly spoken which
contradicteth their Pride, and supposeth them
to be but half as ignorant as they are.
2. Were all the Non-conformists of one
mind about Arminianisme? Was not Armi∣nius
himself against Prelacy and Ceremonies?
and many of his followers? Who were the
great Antiadiaphorists in Germany, but Iliri∣cus,
Amsdorsius, Gallus and other Lutherans?
Is not Mr. Dury a Non-conformist who
hath forty years laboured to bring the Lu∣therans
(who are as far from us as Armi∣nius)
and the Calvinists to Communion?
3. Who would be at the labour to read
over the many Volumes that are written
about Pre-determination, Free-will, Con∣curse,
and Grace, by which such Ignorant
souls as I, cannot to this day tell what they
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mean, nor in many or most points wherein
they differ, when this man, and his plain
followers (Women and Boyes) so easily
know it! But like the Pope that can In∣fallibly
expound the Scriptures, but is so wise
that he will not do it. Le Blank, and ma∣ny
more might have spared their pains of
right stating the Controversies, if they had
this mans Key. I never yet met with the
man that could but make me well under∣stand,
what it is that is meant by Free-will,
nor what by the Power which they dispute
of, to do good, much less open all their
meanings de scientia media, de Concursu prae-determinations,
&c. But here's one can easily
tell us all. But I warrant him he will not.
Some men (alas, and some Treachers) will
be wise, and humble, in despight of Wisdom
and Humility; and Christians in despight of
Love, Unity and Peace.