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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.
21. By multiplied transgressions, the Sons of men did still more degenerate and revolt from God, till Nimrod and others by wickedne•• and presumptions brought down the new and grievous penalty of confounded tongues, (the great hinderance of the propagation of the truth to th•• day) And at last, the most fell to odious Idolatry, not knowing the true God, but given up to sensuality and wickedness.
21. By multiplyed transgressions, the Sons of men did still more degenerate and revolt from God, till Nimrod and others by wickedne•• and presumptions brought down the new and grievous penalty of confounded tongues, (the great hinderance of the propagation of the truth to th•• day) And at last, the most fell to odious Idolatry, not knowing the true God, but given up to sensuality and wickedness.
22. Abraham being faithful and escaping the Idolatry and wickednest of the world, was eminently favoured and beloved of God, and be••• ving 1and trusting God in his promises and in the great trial of his S••, is honoured with the name of the Father of the Faithful: And God renewed with him the Covenant of Grace which he had made to all men in Adam and Noah, with special application to his comfort; and added special peculiar Promise to him, that his Seed should be a holy Nation chosen out of all the world to God, and that of him the Messiah should come, of both which Promises (the common and the special) Circumcision was a Seal.
22. Abraham being faithful and escaping the Idolatry and wickednest of the world, was eminently favoured and beloved of God, and be••• ving