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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.
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.
234. To say that he that believeth shall be saved, is equivalent to this, [I shall be saved] is not true nor reasonable, seeing [I believe] is not Gods Word, nor so certain as Gods Word: And one of the premises is not equal to both.
245. When they say, That it's all one, when I am sure that I believe.] I grant it, if 1. This be in it self as evident. 2. And as certain to me as Gods Word is; otherwise I deny it.
236. Obj. A man cannot believe, and not know that he believeth. Ans. But a man may sincerely believe, and yet through ignorance either of the Scripture or himself, be uncertain that indeed his Faith is sincere, and not such as is common to the justified.