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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.
229. The same may be said of despair: That despair is from the weakness or want of Faith, which cometh from an unbelief of the truth of the Promise: And that also is pernicious despair which (from what Cause soever) is so great as to take men off the use of necessary means, to attain Salvation. But that despair which cometh from overmuch self-condemning, and a conceit that a mans heart is false, and not that Gods Promise is false, may stand with true Faith and Salvation, if it be not so great, as to take him off the use of necessary means.
229. The same may be said of dispair: That dispair is from the weakness or want of Faith, which cometh from an unbelief of the truth of the Promise: And that also is pernicious dispair which (from what Cause soever) is so great as to take men off the use of necessary means, to attain Salvation. But that dispair which cometh from overmuch self-condemning, and a conceit that a mans heart is false, and not that Gods Promise is false, may stand with true Faith and Salvation, if it be not so great, as to take him off the use of necessary means.
230. No man ordinarily can be assured of his Salvation or Justification without extraordinary Revelation, but by being assured first of the truth of Gods Promise, and of his own sincerity in believing: For his assurance is of the conclusion of this argument, [Whosoever sincerely believeth and repenteth is justified: But I sincerely believe and repent; •herefore I am justified.] And the weakness of the apprehension of either of the premises is ever in the conclusion, which always followeth partem debiliorem.
230. No man ordinarily can be assured of his Salvation or Justification without extraordinary Revelation, but by being assured first of the •ruth of Gods Promise, and of his own sincerity in believing: For his assurance is of the conclusion of this argument, [Whosoever sincerely believeth and repenteth is justified: But I sincerely believe and repent; herefore I am justified.] And the weakness of the apprehension of either of the premises is ever in the conclusion, which always followeth partem debiliorem.