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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.
299. And yet no doubt, those Sins which are materially small, may have such circumstances, as may make them more malignant than some greater in the matter: As when they are committed through malignant contrivances and ends, or in gross contempt, or negligence. So that this also maketh the decision of the case more difficult.
300. And it will be hard, not only to know which and how great the Sins must be which are unpardoned if lived in without forsaking, or without resolving to forsake them presently if known; but also how great, and what Sins unknown may stand with saving Grace. For surely if men should ignorantly reproach or reject God, or Christ, or the Holy Ghost, or live in Murder, Adultery, Perjury, &c. not knowing them to be Sins, this would not stand with saving Grace: And yet to live in some unknown Sin may.
301. And it is as hard to know how oft a gross Sin may be committed in consistence with true habitual Grace? And how oft the Resolution of the will may change, without the loss of holy habits. The tempter will say to David or Peter, If once, why not twice? If twice why not thrice? And who but God can say, just how oft? And yet to set no bounds confoundeth the just and unjust, good and bad, and maketh Sanctification but a name. And to say that Peter's Faith did totally fail, or that he was holy deprived of wholly love, or saving Grace, is rash and an unlikely thing.
301. And it is as hard to know how oft a gross Sin may be committed in consistence with true habitual Grace? And how oft the Resolution of the will may change, without the loss of holy habits. The te••pter will say to David or Peter, If once, why not twice? If twice why not thrice? And who but God can say, just how oft? And yet to set no bounds confoundeth the just and unjust, good and bad, and maketh Sanctification but a name. And to say that Peter's Faith did totally fail, or that he was holy deprived of wholly love, or saving Grace, is rash and an unlikely thing.