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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.
§. 3. The spirit is Given to Believers in several respects conjunct. 1. In that he is Given to Christ their Head, with whom by Union they are Relatively one Body▪ 2. In that He is Given to them by the Baptismal Covenant, in special Relation to their own persons, to be their sanctifier: In which respect they are Baptized into the name of the Holy Ghost, as being now in Covenant theirs. 3. In that he worketh in them▪ the Acts and Habits of Holiness, even of Love to God and to his Image; and helpeth them in all duties, and against all temptations, enemies and sins. But not that his essence is more in them than elsewhere, but his Operations from those Relations.
§. 4. This Gift of the spirit is the great privilege of believers, and of Gospel times in the eminent degree, and He is the great Agent, Advocate and witness of Christ in us, the divine nature, and name of God and his mark upon us: our witness, earnest, pledge, and first-fruits of life eternal; and the great difference between Christs living members and the unregenerate world.
§. 4. This Gift of the spirit is the great priviledge of believers, and of Gospel times in the eminent degree, and He is the great Agent, Advocate and witness of Christ in us, the divine nature, and name of God and his mark upon us: our witness, earnest, pledge, and first-fruits of life eternal; and the great difference between Christs living members and the unregenerate world.
§. 5. So powerful and fixed is this Habitual Holiness or Love of God (for that is the sum of it) that though it be no substance, nor alter not mans species, nor operate not by natural necessitating determination, yet it strongly and constantly inclineth the soul per modum nature to the act of Love; and so emulateth nature, that it is called in Scripture the Divine Nature, and the new man.