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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.
219. In this sense to sanctify a man, is to justify him executively, and so sententially. For executive Justification and Pardon is the actual Imp••ity, removing of deserved Punishment, and actual giving possession of Life and Salvation, which constitutive Justification gave us Right to. And as our privation of the Spirit and Holiness, and to be left in sin, is a great punishment; so to have the Spirit and Holiness given us, is executive 1Pardon and Justification; And so will Glorification much more.
219. In this sense to sanctifie a man, is to justifie him executively, and so sententially. For executive Justification and Pardon is the actual Imp••ity, removing of deserved Punishment, and actual giving possession of Life and Salvation, which constitutive Justification gave us Right to. And as our privation of the Spirit and Holiness, and to be left in sin, is a great punishment; so to have the Spirit and Holiness given us, is executive 1Pardon and Justification; And so will Glorification much more.
- 1See my Epist. before Mr. Hotch•• Book Of Forgiveness, and his Book.
220. Executive Pardon and Justification therefore, though the last of three sorts is the noblest, as supposing both the other, and being their end and the perfecting of the whole work.