A26883:1473
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.
Therefore to the Objection I say, that to judge Christ such an Instrument or Delegate of ours, or Surety that did all in our legal person; is to misjudge and err, as is proved, which God cannot do.
144. Christ did and suffered in the common nature of man, though not in the person of each Sinner. And mans nature is so far redeemed by him, that for the mere Original Sin of nature alone, no man shall perish, unless he add the rejection of Grace; (of which somewhat is said before.) But yet as Nature existeth only in persons, so it is all persons, who have this much benefit and more. But that he merited and satisfied in our Nature, is a proper speech, and truer than that he did it in our persons.
144. Christ did and suffered in the common nature of man, though not in the person of each Sinner. And mans nature is so far redeemed by him, that for the meer Original Sin of nature alone, no man shall perish, unless he add the rejection of Grace; (of which somewhat is said before.) But yet as Nature existeth only in persons, so it is all persons, who have this much benefit and more. But that he merited and satisfied in our Nature, is a proper speech, and truer than that he did it in our persons.
145. But all this similitude of a Creditor and Debtor, is to be limited in the application, according to the great difference of Sin and Debt, which will infer a great diversity in the consequents; which may easily be collected by the Reader.