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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. But though the Law of Grace made to Adam be it which the world was then put under, and to be Ruled by, and the tenor of it extended to all Mankind; yet those that would partake of the Blessing• of it, were to consent to it as Covenanters with God, and to Belie•• in and obey God their Redeemer pardoner and restorer, in the thankful sense of all this mercy; which because the ungodly did not, they and their posterity fell under a double guilt and curse, both as violators of the Law of Innocency and of Grace: and therefore incurred a spec••• penalty: Cain and his off-spring being first thrust out further from the believing obedient people of God, and at last the whole world except eight persons perishing in the deluge.
18. But though the Law of Grace made to Adam be it which the world was then put under, and to be Ruled by, and the tenor of it extended to all Mankind; yet those that would partake of the Blessing• of it, were to consent to it as Covenanters with God, and to Belie•• in and obey God their Redeemer pardoner and restorer, in the thankful sence of all this mercy; which because the ungodly did not, they and their posterity fell under a double guilt and curse, both as violate••s of the Law of Innocency and of Grace: and therefore incurred a spec••• penalty: Cain and his off-spring being first thrust out further from the believing obedient people of God, and at last the whole world except eight persons perishing in the deluge.
19. Noah with his house being saved to be the Root of all Mankind that should succeed him, God renewed with him and Mankind in him, the same Law or Covenant of Grace which he had made with us in Adam, with some additionals: To show us that though the wicked and their seed had forfeited the benefits, yet the Covenant was not altered, but stood in its first sense in force to all, and would pardon and save all true Consenters.