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A27015 The safe religion, or, Three disputations for the reformed catholike religion against popery proving that popery is against the Holy Scriptures, the unity of the catholike church, the consent of the antient doctors, the plainest reason, and common judgment of sense it self / by Richard Baxter. Baxter, Richard, 1615-1691. 1657 (1657) Wing B1381; ESTC R16189 289,769 704

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etc._n etc._n 27._o that_o a_o wicked_a man_n may_v deserve_v justify_v grace_n ex_fw-la congruo_fw-la and_o that_o this_o merit_n of_o congruity_n be_v when_o the_o sinner_n do_v his_o utmost_a protestant_n 28._o they_o deny_v justificaon_n be_v to_o proper_a to_o the_o elect._n protestant_n 29._o that_o no_o man_n in_o this_o life_n ought_v certain_o to_o determine_v that_o he_o be_v of_o the_o number_n of_o the_o elect_a salvation_n 30._o that_o every_o one_o must_v doubt_v of_o the_o remission_n of_o their_o sin_n 31._o no_o man_n can_v be_v certain_a of_o his_o justification_n without_o a_o special_a revelation_n 32._o that_o no_o man_n in_o this_o world_n ought_v to_o seek_v a_o infallible_a certainty_n of_o his_o salvation_n or_o justification_n 33._o that_o doubt_v of_o the_o pardon_n of_o sin_n be_v not_o a_o infirmity_n but_o a_o virtue_n there_o 34._o for_o any_o one_o certain_o to_o believe_v that_o his_o sin_n be_v forgive_v he_o through_o christ_n be_v abominable_a presumption_n certainty_n 35._o that_o