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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.
227. Even doubting of the truth of the Scripture and Christianity may stand with saving Faith and Salvation, when it is not predominant, nor so great as to keep us from the said forsaking all for Christ and Heaven.
228. Doubting of mans own Salvation, is not always from weakness of Faith directly, much less is it the want of Faith it self. •o• sometime a man may doubt, merely as doubting of the sincerity of •• own Faith, and not at all doubting of the truth of the Word of God▪ But when it is the doubting whether the promises be sure, which make• a man doubt whether he shall be saved, this doubting is the debility •• Faith.
228. Doubting of mans own Salvation, is not always from weakness of Faith directly, much less is it the want of Faith it self. •o• sometime a man may doubt, meerly as doubting of the sincerity of •• own Faith, and not at all doubting of the truth of the Word of God▪ But when it is the doubting whether the promises be sure, which make• a man doubt whether he shall be saved, this doubting is the debility •• Faith.