A26883:1661
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.
The next Text is cited as Cont. Adult; (I suppose they mean Adversarios, and it's false printed,) Legis et Prophet. l. 2. c. 2. But I can there find nothing of any such Subject, much less sense.
The only Text therefore of all cited by them out of Augustine remaineth, which giveth any show of favour to their Theses, and that is cited contra Julian. Pelag. l. 5. c. 3. In cap. 4. I find the words, viz. [Istorum (reproborum) neminem adducit Deus ad poenitentiam salubrem et spiritualem qua homo in Christo reconciliatur Deo.] This is all that I find dubious in him. Now whether these few words better declare his judgment than whole Chapters and Discourses, you may judge? And whether the constant tenor of his Doctrine do not direct us to conclude that this is here his sense, viz. that he calleth that poenitentiam salubrem, which effectually bringeth men to Salvation, and which endureth to the end (as such.) And by [a man in Christ] means not as aforesaid [a man given to Christ with a decree to save him]; and by [reconciliatur Deo] he mean not one that is so reconciled as to be a predestinate Son, decreed to Glory. Historical Truth must not be denied, nor doth doctrinal Truth need historical falsehood for its defence, nor can agree with it.
The only Text therefore of all cited by them out of Augustine remaineth, which giveth any shew of favour to their Theses, and that is cited contra Julian. Pelag. l. 5. c. 3. In cap. 4. I find the words, viz. [Istorum (reproborum) neminem adducit Deus ad poenitentiam salubrem et spiritualem qua homo in Christo reconciliatur Deo.] This is all that I find dubious in him. Now whether these few words better declare his judgment than whole Chapters and Discourses, you may judge? And whether the constant tenour of his Doctrine do not direct us to conclude that this is here his sense, viz. that he calleth that poenitentiam salubrem, which effectually bringeth men to Salvation, and which endureth to the end (as such.) And by [a man in Christ] means not as aforesaid [a man given to Christ with a decree to save him]; and by [reconciliatur Deo] he mean not one that is so reconciled as to be a predestinate Son, decreed to Glory. Historical Truth must not be denied, nor doth doctrinal Truth need historical falshood for its defence, nor can agree with it.