Baxter - Houston-Packer Collection BT70 .B397 1675

219 ... The Eleventh Dayes CONFERENCES Of Chrifls Righteoufnefs imputed : ofFaith, Jullificatidn, and mans duty; their feveral parts, to a Chriñians Comfort. Speakers: Saul, Paul, a Libertine Teacher. CHAP. 1. u S. IR, I am now come to you in a greater flrueght tbitn I was "in before: Ihave met with aTeacher that tells me youare "a deceiver, and have all this while milled me, and havé "taught me to build upon the fand of my own Righteoufneff, "and fee me on doing to my ownundoing; and that I haOe not built on "the Righteoufitefs ofchrifl, and therefore all will end inmy overthrow "and ruine: I was not able to anfwer him; And haveprevailed with him, to come toyou, that I may hear you fpeak together. P. Did not I tell you before-hand of fuch temptations e andgive you inftruétions for your prefervation againft them e " S. I confefs. you did But I And my fey' infuf,icient to ufe then u without he when itcomes tó tryal, . P. The truth is, Infant Chri(tians will Rì11 need thehelp of their Ei dens, and of Chrifts Minifters, when they have been never fo well fore - armed ; as you need aPhyficion in your ficknefs, after all thepreventing directions which he can giveyou. And you haredone well tobring him; and to hear both fides together, Had you trufted toyour own underftand- ing, andonly difputed it out privately with himfelf, you might have been enfnared to your danger. I fhall willingly conferr with him on thefe two conditions : r. That you remember that itisroot and not Him that I am to fatisfie : and therefore when I havefatified yeti, I havedone: For to follow him asking as hewill ,talk, will wafte more time, than we have to fpare. a. That when:you aredelivered from this fpare , you will re- member that you mutt meet with many more fuch in theworld : The A- nabaptift will fay as much toyou for his way, and thePapift muchmore for his way; And molt of themwill affright ou with the danger of damnation, if you turn not to them : Therefore when ever. you are affaulted by any of them, bring them to me, and hear us together, as you now don k f z Lib: I

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