A decad of caveats to the people of England of general use in all times, but most seasonable in these, as having a tendency to the satisfying such as are not content with the present government as it is by law establish'd, an aptitude to the setling the minds of such as are but seekers and erraticks in religion an aim at the uniting of our Protestant-dissenters in church and state : whereby the worst of all conspiracies lately rais'd against both, may be the greatest blessing, which could have happen'd to either of them : to which is added an appendix in order to the conviction of those three enemies to the deity, the atheist, the infidel and the setter up of science to the prejudice of religion / by Thomas Pierce ...

Pierce, Thomas, 1622-1691
Publisher: Printed for Richard Davis bookseller in Oxford
Place of Publication: London
Publication Year: 1679
Approximate Era: CharlesII
TCP ID: A70803 ESTC ID: R18054 STC ID: P2196
Subject Headings: Christian life; Church and state -- England; Dissenters, Religious -- England;
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In-Text My reason is, because the more, and the more powerfull our Teaching is, by so much the more our Non-Proficiency must needs be render'd Inexcusable. Regular Preaching was ever reckon'd amongst the means of Salvation. And by the means of Salvation whosoever is not better'd, must needs be worse. Not to go forwards, is to go backwards, in the School of Christ; And when the Gospel is not admitted but to our outward Ears onely, it cannot be but as a Milstone about our Necks too. My reason is, Because the more, and the more powerful our Teaching is, by so much the more our Non-Proficiency must needs be rendered Inexcusable. Regular Preaching was ever reckoned among the means of Salvation. And by the means of Salvation whosoever is not bettered, must needs be Worse. Not to go forward, is to go backwards, in the School of christ; And when the Gospel is not admitted but to our outward Ears only, it cannot be but as a Millstone about our Necks too. po11 n1 vbz, c-acp dt av-dc, cc dt dc j po12 vvg vbz, p-acp av av-d dt av-dc po12 n1 vmb av vbi vvn j. j vvg vbds av vvn p-acp dt n2 pp-f n1. cc p-acp dt n2 pp-f n1 r-crq vbz xx vvn, vmb av vbi av-jc. xx pc-acp vvi av-j, vbz pc-acp vvi av-j, p-acp dt n1 pp-f np1; cc c-crq dt n1 vbz xx vvn cc-acp p-acp po12 j n2 av-j, pn31 vmbx vbi cc-acp c-acp dt n1 p-acp po12 n2 av.




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