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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
The Third Part: OF GOD'S GRACIOUS OPERATIONS ON MANS SOUL: AND THE… › Preface: The Preface.
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What man dare say, that any Heathens in the World, are under no obligation, to use any means at all, for the pardon of their sins, or the recovery and saving of ⟨p. 5⟩their souls? What man dare say that it is no sin in them not to use any such means? And what duty or sin can there be without a Law? And what Law can bind men to accept of Grace, and to seek it, and use means for pardon, renovation and salvation, but the new Covenant or Law of Grace? Sure the Law of Innocency hath no such obligation. 7. Lastly, And Gods usage of all the world, puts the case past Controversy. For he useth no man according to the mere Law of Innocency: All the world have a great proportion of the Mercies of the New Covenant; and therefore are not under the Covenant of Innocency alone.
What man dare say, that any Heathens in the World, are under no obligation, to use any means at all, for the pardon of their sins, or the recovery and saving of ⟨p. 5⟩their souls? What man dare say that it is no sin in them not to use any such means? And what duty or sin can there be without a Law? And what Law can bind men to accept of Grace, and to seek it, and use means for pardon, renovation and salvation, but the new Covenant or Law of Grace? Sure the Law of Innocency hath no such obligation. 7. Lastly, And Gods usage of all the world, puts the case past Controversie. For he useth no man according to the meer Law of Innocency: All the world have a great proportion of the Mercies of the New Covenant; and therefore are not under the Covenant of Innocency alone.
Yet we maintain that the preceptive part of the Law of Innocency as to the future, is still in force to all men [Obey perfectly;] And that the penal part is so far in force as to make death in the first instant due for every sin: But we add, 1. That the Remedying pardoning Law being in force with it, doth immediately dissolve that obligation, and make it uneffectual to the punishment of believers: 2. And that the Promising part of the Covenant of Innocency is utterly ceased by the cessation of mans capacity: And therefore that the Preceptive part (for perfection) is now no Condition of Life to any man.