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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.
§. 7. And as this is no personal promise giving any man a right to the thing promised, which he may claim; but only foretelling what God will do, or give to some: so he hath other promises which are part of his Law of Grace, and do give men Right to these same Benefits. And so the Spirit of Sanctification and a new heart, is promised on Condition of believing; which therefore is the former special Grace.
§. 8. If any therefore will prove that faith is given Absolutely, they must not do it by those Texts, which speak of Sanctification, which faith is a condition of.
§. 9. But as to the question it self, Whether Faith be given absolutely or conditionally? I answer, 1. There is no absolute promise of faith made to any persons; but only promissory predictions of some indeterminate unnamed persons, that God will draw them and give them to Christ, and they shall believe and live.
2. All men have means and duty appointed them, for the seeking of that Grace which may convert them.