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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
THE Second Part. OF GODS GOVERNMENT, AND MORAL WORKS. › A PREMONITION.
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.
2. Others think that Adam was to have continued in Eden for ever under that same conditional Law (which is less probable.)
3. Others think, that had he over-come the first temptation, but so far as to adhere and vanquish, that is, to continue the love of God, and not to eat that Fruit, or commit any other mortal Sin, which of its nature killeth Love, he had been confirmed, as the promised Reward.
4. I have lately met with an exceeding ingenious M. S. (written partly against my self, after others) which asserteth, 1. That the Glory of Justice is the end of Gods Government. 2. That Do this (perfectly) and live, or Sin (at all) and die, are the constant terms of Justice under every Covenant. 3. That if Adam had performed but one •• of Obedience, by that Law, he should have been rewarded with confirmation, or the Holy Ghost (as the Angels) and with everlasting life. 4. That now all our Reward is only the Act of Gods Justice, giving •• life, as merited by us in Christ on the terms of the Law that saith, Do this ⟨p. 3⟩and live, Sin and die; in whom we are perfectly innocent and rewardable; and we have no rewardable Righteousness, nor any to justify us; but perfect Innocency imputed; because as not to be a Sinner is no merit of a Reward, so pardon of Sin is no Title to a Reward, &c.
4. I have lately met with an exceeding ingenious M. S. (written partly against my self, after others) which asserteth, 1. That the Glory of Justice is the end of Gods Government. 2. That Do this (perfectly) and live, or Sin (at all) and die, are the constant terms of Justice under every Covenant. 3. That if Adam had performed but one of Obedience, by that Law, he should have been rewarded with confirmation, or the Holy Ghost (as the Angels) and with everlasting life. 4. That now all our Reward is only the Act of Gods Justice, giving life, as merited by us in Christ on the terms of the Law that saith, Do this