Baxter - Houston-Packer Collection BV4526 .B35 1675

irDe Pop fflaro JFamutp Zook. '07 do, doth he not mof't exprefly and vehemently confine Salvation to them that are born again ofthe Spirit, ;-oh. 3. 3, 5. to them that are converted, .ñ'atth. 18.3. to them that are New Creatures, z Cor.5. 17. to them that have the Spirit of Chrift, and mind the things of the Spirit and live after the Spirit, and mortifie the tuffs of the fleíh, Rom. 8. r, 5, 6,7, 8, 9, 13, 14. CO. them that have a heart in Heaven, Math. 6. 21. and a Heavenly Converfation, Phil. 3. 20, 21. to them that feek firft Gods Kingdom and Righteoufnefs, Maf. 6. 3 3.. Are thefe the words of manor of God ? Are they ours or Chriffs ? Are we cenforious for believing our Saviour, and for Preaching his word, and perfwad- ing others to believe it ? O howmuch better were it for men to judge them= (elves by theword of God, and not by their felt-flat® taring flethly mind, before God )udge them; rather than to call God, or his Holy Word, or his Miniffers that (peak it, Cenforious ? "El. Do you alledge Gods word againli his Good- nefs and merciful nature ? It is contrary to Gods Goodnefs to fave none but a few Puritans and Pre- «cifians, and to condemn all the ref( of the world to "Hell. Wouldyou have us to believe things utterly incredible, as well as unaefirable ? P. Your fcornful names of Puritans and Precifians are but words of your own, thruff in to vent your fpleen and to darken the queftion. If you mean any father than Repenting Sanc4ified Believers, it's nothing to ourcafe : I talk for no other. But Sir, we will not he Wockt out ofour Duty and Salvation : Heaven were . little worth, if it were not worth the bearing of de- ion, frompoor fouls that are hatining themfelves to Nell. But to the matter. 1. As

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