A26883:1469
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.
140. But the meaning is, that man having forfeited Life, Christ's Righteousness (habitual, active and passive,) hath merited, that it shall be given us as a free Gift, but yet regularly under a Law: But the Law ⟨p. 66⟩maketh nothing but believing acceptance the condition of our Right, and he that doth that much, shall, without perfection, be esteemed and used as righteous for the sake of the said Righteousness of Christ. So that in point of Merit, as to the value of the thing, Christ's Righteousness is instead of our Innocency: But as to the order of collation, something being still to be required of us as a condition of Right, so our Faith now is instead of our Innocency, as being all that is laid on us instead of ••, that we may have right to Justification. And to assign this condition o• our part, Paul saith, That Faith is imputed to us for righteousness. To deny this sense, is to use violence with the Text.
140. But the meaning is, that man having forfeited Life, Christ's Righteousness (habitual, active and passive,) hath merited, that it shall be given us as a free Gift, but yet regularly under a Law: But the Law ⟨p. 66⟩maketh nothing but believing acceptance the condition of our Right, and he that doth that much, shall, without perfection, be esteemed and used as righteous for the sake of the said Righteousness of Christ. So that in point of Merit, as to the value of the thing, Christ's Righteousnes• is instead of our Innocency: But as to the order of collation, something being still to be required of us as a condition of Right, so our Faith now is instead of our Innocency, as being all that is laid on us instead of ••, that we may have right to Justification. And to assign this condition o• our part, Paul saith, That Faith is imputed to us for righteousness. To deny this sense, is to use violence with the Text.