A26883:1879
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.
§. 9. Therefore it is much to be noted that all this frame of Grace as tending to Glory, is usually called in Scripture, The Kingdom of God, and The Kingdom of Heaven, Matth. 13. 45, &c. which containeth the whole frame of Political Order and Government.
§. 10. This Kingdom is the state of Relation between God and the Mediator as the Head or Ruler, and Man as the Subject, as he is to be guided by Grace to Glory. God who is Physically neither Pars nor Totum maketh himself here as it were a Relative Part, being the supreme Head; and the Mediator the supreme official Head, or general Administrator: who hath under him a course of Political means for the accomplishment of this his work.
§. 10. This Kingdom is the state of Relation between God and the Mediator as the Head or Ruler, and Man as the Subject, as he is to be guided by Grace to Glory. God who is Physically neither Pars nor Totum maketh himself here as it were a Relative Part, being the supream Head; and the Mediator the supream official Head, or general Administrator: who hath under him a course of Political means for the accomplishment of this his work.
§. 11. As Christ himself is the Head Means or second Cause, so under him are Prophets and Apostles, eminently qualified to make them fit to do this work so as tendeth to success.