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Richard Baxter's Catholic theology plain, pure, peaceable, for pacification of the dogmatical word-warriors who,…Richard Baxter's Catholick theologie plain, pure, peaceable, for pacification of the dogmatical word-warriours who,…
Richard Baxter's Catholic theology plain, pure, peaceable, for pacification of the dogmatical word-warriors who, 1. by contending about things unrevealed or not understood, 2. and by taking verbal differences for real,Richard Baxter's Catholick theologie plain, pure, peaceable, for pacification of the dogmatical word-warriours who, 1. by contending about things unrevealed or not understood, 2. and by taking verbal differences for real,
London: printed by Robert White for Nevill Simmons, 1675
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
668. Next I will insert some words to this end, in the Synod of Dort.
I. About the first Article (of Predestination) they open free election, but mention no other Reprobation but Gods not-electing, or passing by, some whom he found in sin, and in the misery in quam se suâ culpâ praecipitarunt, &c. and not giving them effectual grace of Conversion, but leaving them in their sin. And can any doubt of this? or do any Jesuits or Arminians deny it?
Where also they declare that God is no cause of mens sin, but themselves; And that the Children of the faithful are by Covenant so holy, that their salvation who dye in infancy is not to be doubted of: And that those that find not saving grace in themselves, but yet use the means, have no cause to be cast down at the mention of Reprobation.
669. II. About Christs death they say, that His satisfaction is of infinite value and price, abundantly sufficient to expiate the sins of all the world; And that the promise is that whoever believeth shall not perish, which is to be preached to all: And that many yet repent not, believe