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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.
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.
232. If any man can possibly doubt more of the truth of Gods Word, •han of the soundness of his own Faith; though that mans Faith may be called Divine, it is no honour to it, because it hath so much doubting of Gods Word mixed with belief: And it's like his greater assurance of his belief of it, is but his error, or infirmity.
233. Ordinarily therefore no Christians can believe fide Divina, that they are justified and shall be saved; that is, this is no Word of God, but a conclusion, of which one of the premises only, and that the stronger is Gods Word.