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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.
Jam. 3. 1, 13, &c. My Brethren, Be not Many Masters, knowing that we shall receive the greater condemnation—Who is a wise man, and endued with knowledge among you? Let him show out of a good conversation his WORKS with meekness of wisdom. But if ye have bitter zeal (or envying) and strife in your hearts, Glory not, and Lye not against the truth. This WISDOM descendeth not from above, but is earthly, sensual, devilish: For where envying and strife is, there is confusion and every evil work: But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, easy to be entreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy: And the fruit of Righteousness is sown in Peace of them that make Peace.
Jam. 3. 1, 13, &c. My Brethren, Be not Many Masters, knowing that we shall receive the greater condemnation—Who is a wise man, and indued with knowledge among you? Let him shew out of a good conversation his WORKS with meekness of wisdom. But if ye have bitter zeal (or envying) and strife in your hearts, Glory not, and Lye not against the truth. This WISDOM descendeth not from above, but is earthly, sensual, devilish: For where envying and strife is, there is confusion and every evil work: But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, easie to be intreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisie: And the fruit of Righteousness is sown in Peace of them that make Peace.
Acts 15. 28. It seemed good to the Holy Ghost and to us *to lay upon you no greater burden than these necessary things—
- *But not to Church-Tyrants, Dogmatists or superstitious ones.