A26864:289
Rich. Baxters apology against the modest exceptions of Mr. T. Blake and the digression…
Rich. Baxters apology against the modest exceptions of Mr. T. Blake and the digression of Mr. G. Kendall whereunto is added animadversions on a late dissertation of Ludiomæus Colvinus, aliaà Ludovicus Molinæs̳, M. Dr. Oxon, and an admonition of Mr. W. Eyre of Salisbury : with Mr. Crandon's Anatomy for satisfaction of Mr. Caryl.
London: printed by A.M. for Thomas Underhill, 1654
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In both these respects I confess and maintain that our Righteousness is imperfect: that is 1. Our graces, holiness, obedience, good works, are gradually imperfect, yea oft numero, as well as gradu. 2. The Righteousness which we have in or from Christs perfect satisfaction and merits, is a Righteousness of a more noble and perfect kind, then this inherent Righteousness required by the Law of grace: for the later stands in subordination to the former, as a necessary means, i. e. condition to make it ours. Omne tamen ens est perfectum, non solum in genere entis, sed etiam in genere talis entis, &c. Et sic etiam materia, etsi in comparatione ad alia entia, fit satis imperfecta, tamen in suo genere habet omnino perfectionem, neque sic deest •i quicquam corum, quae ad ipsius esse pertinent. Schib. ubi sup. n. 7, 8.
In both these respects I confess and maintain that our Righteousness is imperfect: that is 1. Our graces, holiness, obedience, good works, are gradually imperfect, yea oft numero, as well as gradu. 2. The Righteousness which we have in or from Christs perfect satisfaction and merits, is a Righteousness of a more noble and perfect kinde, then this inherent Righteousness required by the Law of grace: for the later stands in subordination to the former, as a necessary means, i. e. condition to make it ours. Omne tamen ens est perfectum, non solum in genere entis, sed etiam in genere talis entis, &c. Et sic etiam materia, etsi in comparatione ad alia entia, fit satis imperfecta, tamen in suo genere habet omnino perfectionem, neque sic deest •i quicquam corum, quae ad ipsius esse pertinent. Schib. ubi sup. n. 7, 8.
The like doctrine hath Calovius Metaphys▪ Divin. p. 246, &c. de perfectione, fully: where of our imputed and inherent Righteousness, he saith, Prior denomination extrinseca, posterior intrinseca, utraque verè, & realiter, ipsis competit. And these are two of his Porismes, Perfectio non admittit magis & minus: and Perfecto nihil petest accedere vel decedere. Multitudes might quickly be cited to the same purpose with these abovesaid, but that it is so known a case.