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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.
175. It is plain in the Scripture, that when men are converted and baptized, the particular helps of Grace are promised them upon further particular conditions: And that the continuance of Pardon and Right to Life, is promised them upon the continuance of their Faith, and use of means; And that actual Glorification is promised them on condition of overcoming and persevering: And therefore that we must use and take all these as conditions.
176. It is ordinary with some Writers and Preachers to tell men, 1that no part of their Righteousness is in themselves; and with others, that at least none which they are justified by in any part is in them; and that it is all in Christ only: And that nature is loth to yield to this, but thinketh it a fine thing to have some little part of the honour to it self: And as to the honour of a good Action, if it be but 999 parts that it ascribeth to God, and taketh one part of a thousand to our selves, it is a dangerous arrogation: we must have none.] This well explained, may be made sound: But thus grossly delivered, it is but a popular cheat under the taking pretence of self-abasement and giving Christ all. The Devil is as willing as any one, that you should have nothing honourable or praise-worthy in you: and be as vile as he can make you. It is God who honoureth those that honour him, and praiseth his Saints as the excellent on Earth, and his Jewels and peculiar Treasure, adorned with his own lovely Image, and partakers of the Divine Nature, and members of Christ, as his own Flesh: And it is Satan and wicked men that vilify and dishonour them. And I have oft lamented it, that these very men that hold this kind of Doctrine of self-abasement, as having no part of Righteousness, nor share at all in any good work, are yet too oft so proudly conceited of their own goodness (even for holding that they have none for which they are praise-worthy) as that their pride is no small trouble to the Churches and all about them.
176. It is ordinary with some Writers and Preachers to tell men,