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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
THE Second Part. OF GODS GOVERNMENT, AND MORAL WORKS. › Section 10: Merit.
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.
192. The great Controversy about humane Merits, which hath made •o great a noise in the world, is of so easy solution, that I can scarce 1•hink but almost all sober understanding Christians in the world are •greed in sense, while they abhor each others opinions as ill expressed or misunderstood. Distinguish but, 1. Of Commutative Justice, and Distributive Governing Justice. 2. And of Governing Justice according •o Gods several Laws, of Innocency, Mosaical Works, and of Grace. •. And of Justifying and Meriting simply, and comparatively; And the case is so plain, that few things are more plain to us, that Christians controvert, Viz.
192. The great Controversie about humane Merits, which hath made •o great a noise in the world, is of so easie solution, that I can scarce 1•hink but almost all sober understanding Christians in the world are •greed in sence, while they abhor each others opinions as ill expressed or misunderstood. Distinguish but, 1. Of Commutative Justice, and Distributive Governing Justice. 2. And of Governing Justice according •o Gods several Laws, of Innocency, Mosaical Works, and of Grace. •. And of Justifying and Meriting simply, and comparatively; And the case is so plain, that few things are more plain to us, that Christians con•rovert, Viz.
- 1Confess. August. Art. 6. Semper sentiendum est, nos consequt remissionem peccatorum & personam pran•nciari Justam id est acceptari, gratis propter Christum per fidem; postea vero placere etiam obedientiam erga legem, & reputari quandam Justiciam, & mereri praemia. Et Art. de Bon. operib. [Quanquam hac nova obedientia procul abest a perfectione legis, tamen est usiia & meretur praemia, ideo quia personae reconciliatae snt. It a d operibus judicandum est quae amplissi ladibu oranda sunt quod sint necessariá, quod sint cultus Dei, & Sacrificia spirialia & mereantur praemia. Ib. Exrecitatio nostra & conservat ea. & meretur incrementum uxta illud Habenti dabitur: & Augustinus praeclare dixit, Dilectio erur incrementum dilectionis, cum viz exercetur. Habent enim bon apera Praemia cum in hac vita, tum post hanc vitam in vita aterna