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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.
156. 1. No man is universally righteous, really or reputatively. God judgeth no Saint in Heaven to be one that never sinned: And he that hath once sinned, is unavoidably under the Relation of •••• that sinned, to eternity, ex necessitate existentiae: which Relation is the very Reatus ipsius peccati; though all the ill effects be remitted.
157. 2. Every man hath some particular righteousness. For the worst man may be falsely accused, and be righteous as to that false accusation But this will not save him.
157. 2. Every man hath some particular righteousness. For the worst man may be falsly accused, and be righteous as to that false accusation But this will not save him.
158. 3. That eminent Righteousness necessary to our Salvation, though it be not universal or perfect (else we should never be afflicted by chasti•• ments or denials of Grace, or permissions to sin); yet is it at least perfect as to its proper use, and to our glorious perfection; And may be called our universal Righteousness, because it is all that we have. And •• consisteth not of any one or two Causes, but of many: Of which no o•• must be excluded or set against the rest. As there are several Allegatio•• or Accusations against us, so there must be several parts of the matter of our Justification.
158. 3. That eminent Righteousness necessary to our Salvation, though it be not universal or perfect (else we should never be afficted by chasti ments or denials of Grace, or permissions to sin); yet is it at least perfect as to its proper use, and to our glorious perfection; And may be called our universal Righteousness, because it is all that we have. And consisteth not of any one or two Causes, but of many: Of which no o must be excluded or set against the rest. As there are several Allegatio or Accusations against us, so there must be several parts of the matter of our Justification.