A26883:1605
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.
241. Obj. A Reprobate or Devil may believe all the Articles of Faith without application: but justifying Faith applieth Christ and his benefits to our selves. Ans. It's true: But this application is not a certainty, nor a persuasion, nor a believing that I am justified, no more than that I am glorified, no nor that I shall be so neither: But it is an accepting of Christ offered that I may be justified and saved. So that here are all these applying acts in it. 1. I believe that Christ as the Saviour of the World, is my Saviour as he is all other mens, and is not the Devils; that is, that he hath done that for me which he hath done for all mankind. 2. I believe that he is offered to me personally in the Promise or Covenant of Grace, on condition of believing-acceptance; and that with and for all his purchased benefits, and so for my Justification. 3. I believe that if I so accept him, I shall be justified. 4. By true consent I do accordingly accept him to justify, sanctify and save me. But when all this is done, 1. I do not believe that God hath said in his word that I am justified, nor that my Faith is sincere. 2. And my Faith is so weak, that I may long doubt of that sincerity which I have, and so of my Justification. 3. And when I come to be certain of my Faith, it is not by believing God, as saying, that I do certainly believe; but by experience of its sincerity, upon just trial, by the Spirits help.
241. Obj. A Reprobate or Devil may believe all the Articles of Faith without application: but justifying Faith applieth Christ and his benefits to our selves. Ans. It's true: But this application is not a certainty, nor a perswasion, nor a believing that I am justified, no more than that I am glorified, no nor that I shall be so neither: But it is an accepting of Christ offered that I may be justified and saved. So that here are all these applying acts in it. 1. I believe that Christ as the Saviour of the World, is my Saviour as he is all other mens, and is not the Devils; that is, that he hath done that for me which he hath done for all mankind. 2. I believe that he is offered to me personally in the Promise or Covenant of Grace, on condition of believing-acceptance; and that with and for all his purchased benefits, and so for my Justification. 3. I believe that if I so accept him, I shall be justified. 4. By true consent I do accordingly accept him to justifie, sanctifie and save me. But when all this is done, 1. I do not believe that God hath said in his word that I am justified, nor that my Faith is sincere. 2. And my Faith is so weak, that I may long doubt of that sincerity which I have, and so of my Justification. 3. And when I come to be certain of my Faith, it is not by believing God, as saying, that I do certainly believe; but by experience of its sincerity, upon just trial, by the Spirits help.