A26883:1673
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.
SECT. XIX. Of Mortal Sin, or what Sin will not stand with Saving Grace.
283. But as to the question, How great the Sin must be which is inconsistent with true love to God, or holiness? that belongeth to the Controversy about Mortal and Venial Sin: where the difficulty is as great to one side as another: so great, that not only Pious Gerson, but many another have confessed it too hard for them well to solve.
283. But as to the question, How great the Sin must be which is inconsistent with true love to God, or holiness? that belongeth to the Controversie about Mortal and Venial Sin: where the difficulty is as great to one side as another: so great, that not only Pious Gerson, but many another have confessed it too hard for them well to solve.
284. In general, It is certain that all Sin is so far Mortal as to deserve 1Death according to the Law of Nature and Innocency, and so far as to make us need a pardon: Though not so far as to be inconsistent with spiritual life and justification, and right to Glory, and to make damnation due to us according to the Law of Grace. And Protestants confess 2the distinction of Mortal and Venial Sin, under the name of Wickedness, or Reigning Sin, and Sin of Infirmity in this sense; that Mortal Sin is that which is inconsistent with true Faith, Repentance, Love, Justification and right to life, and is never pardoned till the person be changed by true conversion: But Venial Sin or Infirmity is that which consisteth