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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.
26. The belief of the pardoning Mercy of God to the penitent, and the recoverable state of Souls, and the duty of Repenting, and seeking pardon and mercy of God, in order to Salvation, in opposition to despair and neglect of all endeavours for recovery, is so common to all Mankind, that (though self-love may make them hope inordinately for that which they would have to be true; yet) it is most apparent that it proceedeth from some Natural notion of God, and is to be numbered with the Notitiae Communes; which are past controversy with all Mankind.
26. The belief of the pardoning Mercy of God to the penitent, and the recoverable state of Souls, and the duty of Repenting, and seeking pardon and mercy of God, in order to Salvation, in opposition to despair and neglect of all endeavours for recovery, is so common to all Mankind, that (though self-love may make them hope inordinately for that which they would have to be true; yet) it is most apparent that it proceedeth from some Natural notion of God, and is to be numbred with the Notitiae Communes; which are past controversie with all Mankind.
27. Therefore though the Law of Innocency was the Law of Nature in the first and eminent sense, yet this Common notice of Gods pardoning Mercy, and man's duty to Repent, hope and seek Salvation may well be called, The Law of lapsed Nature, as the other is the Law of Innocent Nature. For the Nature of God, and the nature of Man, with all circumstant Natures, and the course of natural Providence running so much in the way of great restoring mercy, do certify mankind of the foresaid hopes and duties.
27. Therefore though the Law of Innocency was the Law of Nature in the first and eminent sence, yet this Common notice of Gods pardoning Mercy, and man's duty to Repent, hope and seek Salvation may well be called, The Law of lapsed Nature, as the other is the Law of Innocent Nature. For the Nature of God, and the nature of Man, with all circumstant Natures, and the course of natural Providence running so much in the way of great restoring mercy, do certifie mankind of the foresaid hopes and duties.