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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.
The Law made to Adam or to us, did not assign Christ to this office, nor oblige him to suffer or merit for sinners according to it: Therefore by so doing he fulfilled not the Law as it obliged us; that is, by that obligation, nor suffered by that obligation which bound us to suffer; But by the obligation of his own Consent, and that Law which was peculiar to himself as to the formal obligation, though materially he was bound by it to fulfil the Law of Nature and of Moses.
The Law made to Adam or to us, did not assign Christ to this office, nor oblige him to suffer or merit for sinners according to it: Therefore by so doing he fulfilled not the Law as it obliged us; that is, by that obligation, nor suffered by that obligation which bound us to suffer; But by the obligation of his own Consent, and that Law which was peculiar to himself as to the formal obligation, though materially he was bound by it to fulfill the Law of Nature and of Moses.
The Law of Innocency then or Works, took not Christ for the Civil or Legal Person of such Sinner, or Believer, no more than it made him such.
4. As Gods Law to the Mediator made him this office, so Christ's Law of Grace doth quod jus & Relationem give to every true believing Covenanter, first, Christ himself in union to be their federal Head, and with him title to his Grace, Spirit and Glory. And now they are Personally and actually his federal Subjects, Friends, and Members; and have right to all his conferred gifts.