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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.
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 ⟨p. 125⟩not, but perish, is not through any defect or insufficiency of Christs sacrifice, but by their own fault. And that others believe is of undeserved grace.
670. III. In the third and fourth Art. sect. 8, 9. they say that the fault is not in Christ or the Gospel, that many that are called are not converted and come not, nor in God that calleth them and giveth them many gifts, but in the called themselves that receive not the word of life, &c. And that you may see that they hold a conditional will or decree not only of future but of non-future contingents, they say that [As many as are called by the Gospel are seriously called, and God seriously and truly showeth by his word, what would be acceptable to him, viz. that the called come to him.] So that here is a serious declaration of Gods will to those that never will come to him conditionally if they would come. These kind of notions please or displease men, as the interest of their opinions requireth.
670. III. In the third and fourth Art. sect. 8, 9. they say that the fault is not in Christ or the Gospel, that many that are called are not converted and come not, nor in God that calleth them and giveth them many gifts, but in the called themselves that receive not the word of life, &c. And that you may see that they hold a conditional will or decree not only of future but of non-future contingents, they say that [As many as are called by the Gospel are seriously called, and God seriously and truly sheweth by his word, what would be acceptable to him, viz. that the called come to him.] So that here is a serious declaration of Gods will to those that never will come to him conditionally if they would come. These kind of notions please or displease men, as the interest of their opinions requireth.