A26883:1874
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.
§. 4. A Horse or Ox excelleth Man in strength, and a Bird or Hare or Dog in swiftness; and a Mountain and an Oak in Greatness: And yet we account the Wisdom and Moral Goodness of man to be a greater excellency, and to make him the more noble Creature.
§. 4. A Horse or Oxe excelleth Man in strength, and a Bird or Hare or Dog in swiftness; and a Mountain and an Oak in Greatness: And yet we account the Wisdom and Moral Goodness of man to be a greater excellency, and to make him the more noble Creature.
§. 5. And God seemeth to tell it us, 1. By calling these his Image. 2. And by making man the Lord of these stronger Creatures.
§. 6. And among men, we take him not for the most excellent who is the strongest, but who is the Wisest and the Best. And therefore the Wisest and Best are by Aristotle said to be born by Nature to Rule the rest: and by all sober men are thought to be the Fittest to Guide and Rule others; (how seldom soever it cometh to pass:) while the Robuster sort are Labourers and Mechanics.
§. 6. And among men, we take him not for the most excellent who is the strongest, but who is the Wisest and the Best. And therefore the Wisest and Best are by Aristotle said to be born by Nature to Rule the rest: and by all sober men are thought to be the Fittest to Guide and Rule others; (how seldom soever it cometh to pass:) while the Robuster sort are Labourers and Mechanicks.