A26883:1783
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.
369. And what the Saints do want in number, they shall have in excellency, to glorify the goodness of God. The little Flock which shall have the Kingdom, shall be all Kings and Priests, and shall judge the world (Judgment in Scripture is much put for Government): They shall be equal with Angels, and shining Stars in our Fathers Firmament, and shall sit with Christ upon his Throne: And shall in a word, in the perfection of their Natures, perfectly know, love and praise, obey and delight in God, in a perfect society in the sight of Christ's Glory, and be assured of this to all eternity. Amen.
369. And what the Saints do want in number, they shall have in excellency, to glorifie the goodness of God. The little Flock which shall have the Kingdom, shall be all Kings and Priests, and shall judge the world (Judgment in Scripture is much put for Government): They shall be equal with Angels, and shining Stars in our Fathers Firmament, and shall sit with Christ upon his Throne: And shall in a word, in the perfection of their Natures, perfectly know, love and praise, obey and delight in God, in a perfect society in the sight of Christ's Glory, and be assured of this to all eternity. Amen.
And we see in Gods Works of Nature, high Excellencies are rare. There are not so many Suns as Stars, nor Stars, as Stones, or Leaves, or ⟨p. 124⟩Trees; nor so much Gold as Earth; nor so many Men, as Flies, Fishes, and other Animals; nor so many Kings as Subjects; nor so many Teachers as Learners; nor so many men of learning and wisdom as ignorance. And we see there are not so many godly as ungodly.
370. And, as I told you before, that as Israel was not all Gods people in the world before Christ's Incarnation, and that the Catholic Church now succeedeth them in their high and rare Peculiarities and Privileges above the rest of the world, and far exceedeth them in the greatness of our Mercies; and that Christ's Incarnation hath put the rest of the world into no worse a condition than they were before; and that all the world is under a Law of Grace, and none under the Law and Covenant of Innocency only: So I now add, that all shall be judged by that Law which they were under; They that have sinned without a (written) Law, shall be judged without that Law: And what state each particular