A26883:1770
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.
359. Judgment is the Genus, and Justification, and Condemnation are the Species: Therefore to be judged according to our Works, is to be justified or condemned according to our Works.
360. As I said, that it is God's Justice and Mercy, and Christ's Redemption of us, which are chiefly to be glorified at that Day; but it is our personal Gospel-Righteousness, or performance of the Conditions of the New Covenant, which is then to be tried, and we, and not Christ, that are to be judged; So I add, that the New Testament referring to this fore-seen, doth usually speak accordingly, of justifying us by Faith, by our words, or by our works, that he that doth righteousness is righteous, &c. And it speaketh of that same Righteousness as constituting us just first, by which we must be judged just at last.
361. It is very easy therefore where prejudice blindeth not men, to see the concord of Christ's saying, We are justified by our words, and Paul's by Faith, and not by Works, and James by Works, and not by Faith only. Christ speaketh of a particular Justification, from a common great Crime, a wicked Tongue as the sign or product of a wicked Heart; And this must be part of the personal material Righteousness, by which we must be justified as true Christians. *Paul speaketh of our being justified by being Christians, and not by keeping Mose's Law, or doing any Works which will be to us instead of a Christ or a free-given Pardon, and Righteousness by him. And James speaketh of the full condition of Justification, as continued final and complete, as it consisteth of its essential parts.
361. It is very easie therefore where prejudice blindeth not men, to see the concord of Christ's saying, We are justified by our words, and Paul's by Faith, and not by Works, and James by Works, and not by Faith only. Christ speaketh of a particular Justification, from a common great Crime, a wicked Tongue as the sign or product of a wicked Heart; And this must be part of the personal material Righteousness, by which we must be justified as true Christians.