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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.
Of DIVISIONS and CONTENTIONS among Christians, Consider
I. The EFFICIENT, I. PERSONS: 1. The Devils. 2. Men: 1. A Contentious Clergy. 2. Unwise and wicked Rulers instigated by them. 3. The deceived people that follow them. II. QUALITIES, viz. I. Remotely: 1. Selfishness in Carnal hypocrites, who prefer worldly interest. 2. Slothfulness in Students, in seeking truth. 3. Hastiness in Judging, before digested conceptions and proof. II. Nearly: Want of 1. Humility and self-acquaintance: Pride. 2. Knowledge: Ignorance and Error. 3. Love to others: Envy, Malice and Bitterness. III. Instruments, or Engines, 1. In General: Corrupt departing from Christian Simplicity. 2. Particularly, 1. From Simplicity of Doctrine, by DOGMATISTS Words & Notions: 2. From Simplicity of Practice, by SUPERSTITIOUS additions. 3. From Simplicity of Discipline by CHURCH-TYRANNY. II. CONSTITUTIVE Causes, viz. DISCORD, [1. In JUDGMENT of things necessary, ALIENATION, [2. In WILL and AFFECTION, viz. 1. Privative; by denying due Communion. 2. Positive, 1. By Contention. 2. Malice. 3. Hurtfulness to each other. DIVISION, [3. In Necessary PRACTICE, III. The EFFECTS, viz. I. On THINGS, viz. on Church▪ 1. Doctrine & Preaching, and Writing, turning it into vain and hurtful wrangling. 2. Worship, Prayer, Sacraments, corrupting them by faction, partiality and wrath. 3. Discipline, corrupting it into Secular or factious Tyranny, or a dead Image. II. On PERSONS, viz. I. Particular, 1. Themselves, 2. Their followers: 1. The Guilt and Deceit of false-Religious zeal. 2. The Death of true Holiness and Heavenly Conversation. 3. The Death of Love, and Life of Wrath and injuries. 3. Rulers, viz. 1. Corrupting them by factious clamours against their Subjects. 2. Tempting them unto persecuting Laws and Executions. 3. Engaging them in bloody Wars abroad. 4. The Innocent, viz. Injuries to 1. Private persons, 1. By censures, slanders, backbitings, making them hated. 2. Denying them due Love, Communion and help. 3. Persecution, silencing, and other mischiefs. 2. Princes, 1. Weakening and grieving them by the Subjects discords. 2. Dishonouring them by defaming Excommunications. 3. Urging them to be the Clergies Lictors or Executioners. 5. Enemies and Strangers, scandalizing and hardening them in Infidelity & sin. II. Societies, I. Churches: 1. Corrupting them in Doctrine, Worship and Order. 2. Weakening them by discord and division. 3. Shaming them before the World. 4.