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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.
239. Some say that the Spirit within them saith, that they are sincere Believers, and the Word of the Spirit is the Word of God, and to believ• it is to believe God. Ans. This is the Enthusiasts conceit: which if true, ⟨p. 90⟩all such have prophetical Inspiration: For the Spirit to bring any new word from God is one thing, and to give us the Understanding, Love and Obedience to such a Word is another thing. The Spirit doth indeed assure us of our sincerity, but not by a new Word from God to tell us so; but 1. By giving us that sincere Faith it self. 2. By acting it and increasing it. 3. By helping us to know it. 4. By giving us the love of God, and other Graces. 5. By giving us the comfort of all. But the reception and perception of these internal Operations, is not properly called a Belief of the Word of God. Else when we make Gods Word the adequate Object of Faith, we shall be still at an uncertainty what that Word is.
239. Some say that the Spirit within them saith, that they are sincere Believers, and the Word of the Spirit is the Word of God, and to believ• it is to believe God. Ans. This is the Enth•s•asts conceit: which if true, ⟨p. 90⟩all such have prophetical Inspiration: For the Spirit to bring any new word from God is one thing, and to give us the Understanding, Love and Obedience to such a Word is another thing. The Spirit doth indeed assure us of our sincerity, but not by a new Word from God to tell us so; but 1. By giving us that sincere Faith it self. 2. By acting it and increasing it. 3. By helping us to know it. 4. By giving us the love of God, and other Graces. 5. By giving us the comfort of all. But the reception and perception of these internal Operations, is not properly called a Belief of the Word of God. Else when we make Gods Word the adequate Object of Faith, we shall be still at an uncertainty what that Word is.