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,…

111. To say that some one only of these parts of Christ's office, as they are Concept us inadaequati of a Saviour is the only object of justifying faith, and to say, that justifying faith is only one Act of the Soul, or many ⟨p. 56⟩acts of one only faculty, or to say that we are justified only by such a one, and that to expect to be justified by Assent, Consent and Affiance, or by believing in Christ as our Teacher and Ruler as well as Priest, and as a justifying Judg, as well as a Justifying Sacrifice, and as a fulfiller of the Law, is to expect justification by Works, as Paul denieth it; This is a vain distinguishing, a falsifying the Doctrine of faith and justification, a departing from the Scripture simplicity by corrupting seeming subtlety, and one of those humane inventions which have wronged the Church. And it is no wiser than to say, that when we speak of taking or receiving a Man to be a Husband, a Physician, a King, it is but one physical a• of the Soul, that is meant, or about one only physical conception in the object, which is inadequate. Whereas all such Moral or Civil acts co• tain many physical acts, and are suited to all things in the object which are essential to it in its moral or civil nature or relation.

111. To say that some one only of these parts of Christ's office, as they are Concept us inadaequati of a Saviour is the only object of justifying faith, and to say, that justifying faith is only one Act of the Soul, or many ⟨p. 56⟩acts of one only faculty, or to say that we are justified only by such a one, and that to expect to be justified by Assent, Consent and Affiance, or by believing in Christ as our Teacher and Ruler as well as Priest, and as a justifying Judg, as well as a Justifying Sacrifice, and as a fulfiller of the Law, is to expect justification by Works, as Paul denyeth it; This is a vain distinguishing, a falsifying the Doctrine of faith and justification, a departing from the Scripture simplicity by corrupting seeming subtility, and one of those humane inventions which have wronged the Church. And it is no wiser than to say, that when we speak of taking or receiving a Man to be a Husband, a Physician, a King, it is but one physical a• of the Soul, that is meant, or about one only physical conception in the object, which is inadequate. Whereas all such Moral or Civil acts co tain many physical acts, and are suited to all things in the object which are essential to it in its moral or civil nature or relation.