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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.
§. 14. And we are sure that God hath ordained One Great Universal second Cause to convey his Spirit and Grace by; which is JESUS CHRIST. As the Sun is an Universal Cause of Motion, Light and Heat, to Inferior creatures, and God operateth by the Sun; So is Christ set as a Sun of Righteousness, by whom God will convey his spiritual Influx to mens souls: and there is now no other conveyance to be expected.
§. 14. And we are sure that God hath ordained One Great Universal second Cause to convey his Spirit and Grace by; which is JESUS CHRIST. As the Sun is an Universal Cause of Motion, Light and Heat, to Inferiour creatures, and God operateth by the Sun; So is Christ set as a Sun of Righteousness, by whom God will convey his spiritual Influx to mens souls: and there is now no other conveyance to be expected.
§. 15. Christs Humane Nature united personally to the Divine and Glorified, is by the Office of Mediator Authorized, and by Personal Union and the Fullness of the Holy Spirit enabled and fitted to this communication of Gods Spiritual Influx to mankind.
§. 15. Christs Humane Nature united personally to the Divine and Glorified, is by the Office of Mediator Authorized, and by Personal Union and the Fulness of the Holy Spirit enabled and fitted to this communication of Gods Spiritual Influx to mankind.
§. 16. Object. A Creature cannot be a Cause of the Operation of the Holy Ghost, who is God the Creator; Sending is the Act of a Superior: But Christs humanity is not superior to the Holy Ghost.
§. 16. Object. A Creature cannot be a Cause of the Operation of the Holy Ghost, who is God the Creator; Sending is the Act of a Superiour: But Christs humanity is not superiour to the Holy Ghost.