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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.
18. And the Church will always have many hypocrites, who quiet their Consciences by adhering to the strictest Ministers and Churches, instead of a mortified, holy and heavenly heart and conversation.
18. And the Church will alwayes have many hypocrites, who quiet their Consciences by adhering to the strictest Ministers and Churches, instead of a mortified, holy and heavenly heart and conversation.
19. And lastly, Persecution and hatred from others, and the due Love of Godly persons, tempteth too many Ministers to over-run their own judgements, and follow the more censorious sort of persons further than they ought (at least by connivance,) and to be ruled by those whom they should rule. And thus Divisions are occasioned even by Piety it self.
19. And lastly, Persecution and hatred from others, and the due Love of Godly persons, tempteth too many Ministers to over-run their own judgements, and follow the more censorious sort of persons further than they ought (at least by connivence,) and to be ruled by those whom they should rule. And thus Divisions are occasioned even by Piety it self.
II. But yet were the Principles of Division never so many and pernicious, Interest might have led more of the world to Quietness and Concord, had not Satan, the great enemy of Love and Peace, seduced them to that Instrumental Means and way, which will never consist with Concord. It is that which Christ and his Apostles have done very much to prevent, but the Devil (even with all the sorts fore-mentioned) hath much prevailed against their precepts.