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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.
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.
231. There are therefore but two sorts of men who can believe that they are justified by a Faith properly called Divine, that is, which is a belief of Gods Word herein; 1. Those that God revealeth it to by prophetical or extraordinary Revelation (if there be any such.) 2. Those who are more certain of their own sincere Faith, than they are that Gods Word it self is true (if any such there be in the world.) For with all others the certainty of the sincerity of their own Faith being weakest, •he conclusion followeth it.
231. There are therefore but two sorts of men who can believe that they are justified by a Faith properly called Divine, that is, which is a belief of Gods Word herein; 1. Those that God revealeth it to by pro•hetical or extraordinary Revelation (if there be any such.) 2. Those who are more certain of their own sincere Faith, than they are that Gods Word it self is true (if any such there be in the world.) For with all others the certainty of the sincerity of their own Faith being weakest, he conclusion followeth it.