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The <strong>First</strong> <strong>London</strong> Baptist <strong>Confession</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Faith</strong><br />
deal with us, they finding us out <strong>of</strong> that<br />
common and broad way themselves walk in,<br />
they smite us, and take away our veil, and veil<br />
us with reproaches, and odious names: to<br />
incense all, both good and bad, against us, that<br />
we may appear vile in the eyes and hearts <strong>of</strong> all<br />
that behold us, or shall hear <strong>of</strong> us, 24 which they<br />
endeavor to do, both in pulpit and print, not<br />
fearing to charge us with holding free-will,<br />
falling from grace, denying election, original<br />
sin, children’s salvation, the Old Testament,<br />
and men’s propriety in their estates, and<br />
censuring all to be damned that are not <strong>of</strong> our<br />
judgment and practice; all which we disclaim,<br />
because they are untrue. And as for the other<br />
things where<strong>of</strong> we are accused, we refer those<br />
who desire further satisfaction to the answers<br />
<strong>of</strong> them: 25 yet by reason <strong>of</strong> the many<br />
accusations that are cast upon us, although they<br />
24 Acts 16:19.<br />
25 In a small treatise, entitled, Brief Considerations on Dr.<br />
Featly his book, entitled, the Dipper Dipt, by Samuel<br />
Richardson.<br />
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