A26883:1681
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.
287. There are two Degrees of Mortality in Sin, as our Divines at Dort do more than intimate (and those of Bremen there): The one is, when sin putteth a man into the same state, as to the Love of God, which he or any other was in, in the next degree before true Justification, or Sanctification or Conversion: which is when the Habit of Divine Love, and all other saving Grace is so far lost, as that Habitually the Creature▪ is more loved than the Creator: If any do fall thus far (which is the controversy) then it's granted that their Justification, Adoption and right to Heaven, is lost. But while God is habitually dearest to the Soul, and Sin is habitually more hated than loved, there sin is habitually repented of; And for my part I do not think that person is unjustified, or should be damned if he so dyed.
287. There are two Degrees of Mortality in Sin, as our Divines at Dort do more than intimate (and those of Breme there): The one is, when sin putteth a man into the same state, as to the Love of God, which he or any other was in, in the next degree before true Justification, or Sanctification or Conversion: which is when the Habit of Divine Love, and all other saving Grace is so far lost, as that Habitually the Creature▪ is more loved than the Creator: If any do fall thus far (which is the controversie) then it's granted that their Justification, Adoption and right to Heaven, is lost. But while God is habitually dearest to the Soul, and Sin is habitually more hated than loved, there sin is habitually repented of; And for my part I do not think that person is unjustified, or should be damned if he so dyed.
288. And I believe that this was the case of David and Peter: And its very improbable that they lost the very habits of love to God, and hatred of Sin.