A26883:1866
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.
§. 20. Christs spiritual Influx on souls is not single, but is ever Three in One (as the Sun's aforesaid,) which are according to the Threefold Divine Excellencies Communicated, and the Threefold humane Receptive faculties; viz. LIFE, LIGHT and LOVE: or spiritual Vivification, Activity and Power, spiritual Illumination of the Intellect, and spiritual Conversion or Sanctification of the Will by holy Love.
§. 21. It is certain that it is not only on believers that Christ operateth by the spirit: For he draweth men by it to believe: and many wicked men that are not his elect have common, even miraculous gifts of the spirit, *which are all communicated by Christ.
§. 22. As Nature it self is in his Political power, and is delivered to him, so far as it is reparable, and belongeth to the reparation of man; so all gifts and operations Received by any in the world, which are Mercies contrary to commerit, are the effects of Christ: Even as the Sun shineth in the night by the Moon, and in the dawning of the day by it self unseen, and after by it self appearing; so Christ shineth to the Heathen world in abundance of natural and providential mercies, and by the help of many Creatures and experiences; and to some by nearer approaches, as well as to the Church by the manifestation of himself. All which is evident, 1. Because the whole lapsed world in Adam and Noah were brought under his own Covenant of Grace, according to which he operateth. 2. In that so much mercy after sin, will not stand with Gods regiment by the mere Law of Innocency, violated. 3. In that Christ is expressly called the Saviour of the World; and the Saviour of all men, especially of them that believe; who dyed for all, in that all were dead, that they that live should live to him; who tasted death for every man, &c. And