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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.
§. 2. Mans Body and sensitive soul are of such a nature, as that things inconvenient will be his pain: He that will take poison shall be griped and tormented by it, and he that will eat unwholesome meat, or will surfeit shall be sick, and he that will cherish diseases by sloth, or excesses, or abuses of nature, will have the pain of them; And he that will wound himself, or break his bones, will be his own afflicter; And he that cuts his throat or hangeth himself, must dye. And all this without any doing of God, besides the making him a man, and continuing such a nature (under his Government) in and with the world.
§. 2. Mans Body and sensitive soul are of such a nature, as that things inconvenient will be his pain: He that will take poison shall be griped and tormented by it, and he that will eat unwholsome meat, or will surfeit shall be sick, and he that will cherish diseases by sloth, or excesses, or abuses of nature, will have the pain of them; And he that will wound himself, or break his bones, will be his own afflicter; And he that cuts his throat or hangeth himself, must dye. And all this without any doing of God, besides the making him a man, and continuing such a nature (under his Government) in and with the world.
§. 3. Not only positive hurting, but omissions will bring mens bodies unto pain and death; As not eating, not exercising, not keeping warm, &c. And consequently such a life of prodigality or sloth as tendeth to such wants.
§. 4. The inward senses, Imagination and Passions are so constituted as that their inconveniences will be a pain and torment, as well as the inconveniences of the outward senses. 1. Cares and Melancholy thoughts are distracting. 2. Desires breed such care, and are themselves like a thirst or hunger to the soul. 3. Fears are tormenting. 4. Sorrows if deep and long are as a living death. 5. Anger is a vexatious fever of the mind: And revengeful malice and envy do prolong it. 6. Despair anticipateth eternity of misery, &c. 7. And Love it self (how pleasing soever at first) is the strength of them all.