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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.
All which considered, though I think it is the truth which I long ago wrote against a Treatise of a Learned man (Mr. Ashwell) in the Append. to the second Edition of my Reformed Pastor, yet I publish my Repentance that ever I wrote it, as fearing lest it occasioned the turning of mens minds from this great truth which he and I agreed in, and which I find few consider as it deserveth.
But the Gnostics began the corrupting game, and by pretences of higher knowledge, spoiled men by vain Philosophy, which engaged the Apostles to cry them down, and to warn all Christians to take heed of being so spoiled, and to vilify arbitrary Philosophical notions, tricks and vain janglings, as likely to draw them from the simplicity of Christianity.
But the Gnosticks began the corrupting game, and by pretences of higher knowledge, spoiled men by vain Philosophy, which engaged the Apostles to cry them down, and to warn all Christians to take heed of being so spoiled, and to vilifie arbitrary Philosophical notions, tricks and vain janglings, as likely to draw them from the simplicity of Christianity.
And the certain truth is, that he knoweth neither the Interest nor the Ignorance and weakness of man, nor the nature of Knowledge, who doth not know, that the frailty and employments ⟨image 15⟩of mankind are such as that there never will be an universal Concord in very MANY, or UNCERTAIN, UNNECESSARY things; And O that I could write it on all mens hearts, or doors at least, that The Christian world will never have Concord, but in a FEW, CERTAIN, NECESSARY things.