A26883:1910
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.
6. That he hath a day, in which as Rector, he will judge the world in righteousness, according to what we have done in the body.
7. That faith is wrought by Preaching, and Love and Hope and obedience are the ends and uses of faith.
8. That the felicity of individuals, and in them of the Heavenly Society in one Glorified body with Christ, is the end of all, where Gods Remunerating Justice is to be glorified, and his governing Wisdom and Love for ever.
§. 36. From all this I conclude, That they that slight all this work of God, by the contemptuous name of Moral Suasion, and take it to be a diminutive term as to the honour of it, to call it Moral, and by Means, and talk of Gods work of Grace on the soul, as if there were no more in it very honourable, than a physical Motion, and God Converted souls but as Boys whip their Tops, or Women turn their Wheels, or the Spring moveth the Watch, are Cartesian blind Theologues, and overlook the very nature of that Theology which they profess, which is the Doctrine of the Kingdom of God over man; And while they see little but Matter and Motion, they are fitter mechanically to treat of or deal with Stones, or Bricks, or Timber, than men being unfit to treat of humane Government, much more of Divine.