A26883:1260
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.
IV. The Relative aptitude of the Work for the Reward is called Worthiness, or Merit, and the performer Worthy (evangelically not legally). And [Greek or Hebrew] primarily signifieth that which preponderateth in the balance; but cannot note here any worth or merit by commutation, but that aptitude which resulteth from the goodness of the action as related to the Promise, Rev. 3. 4. A few—which have not defiled their Garments, and they shall walk with me in white, for they are worthy. 2 Thess. 1. 5, 6. The righteous Judgment of God, that ye may be counted worthy of the Kingdom of God, for which you suffer. Seeing it is a righteous thing with God to recompense—to you that are troubled, rest with us—. 11. That God would count you worthy of this calling. Luke 20. 35. They which be counted worthy to obtain that World—. 21, 36. That ye may be accounted worthy ⟨p. 24⟩to escape—and stand before the Son of Man. So Eph. 4. 1. Col. 1. 10. 1 Thess. 2. 12. Mat. 10. 37, 38.
IV. The Relative aptitude of the Work for the Reward is called Wor•hiness, or Merit, and the performer Worthy (evangelically not legally). And 〈non-Latin alphabet〉 primarily signifieth that which preponderateth in the ballance; but cannot note here any worth or merit by commutation, but that aptitude which resulteth from the goodness of the action as related to the Promise, Rev. 3. 4. A few—which have not defiled their Garments, and they shall walk with me in white, for they are worthy.