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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.
§. 21. And a mind thus blinded cannot see God as Good, but only as hurtful by Justice. A Will that hath no Love to God and holiness, can take no delight in them. Heaven must be to them as a feast to a sick stomach: They turn their own Hearts from God and Heaven, and deprive themselves of all its joys. They hate the Heavenly society; and so •an be none of their companions in delight. They deprive themselves of Innocency, of Divine Love, of the Grace of the Holy Ghost, of part in Christ, of peace of Conscience, by wilful diversion, opposition and incapacity, as he that shuts his Windows against the Sun-light. It is themselves that turn themselves thus out of Heaven.
§. 21. And a mind thus blinded cannot see God as Good, but only as hurtful by Justice. A Will that hath no Love to God and holiness, can take no delight in them. Heaven must be to them as a feast to a sick stomach: They turn their own Hearts from God and Heaven, and deprive themselves of all its joyes. They hate the Heavenly society; and so •an be none of their companions in delight. They deprive themselves of Innocency, of Divine Love, of the Grace of the Holy Ghost, of part in Christ, of peace of Conscience, by wilful diversion, opposition and incapacity, as he that shuts his Windows against the Sun-light. It is themselves that turn themselves thus out of Heaven.
§. 22. And it will be their own Lusts that will tantalize or torment them. For God did let them know that this world and its pleasure must soon forsake them: They cannot expect that God should give them wealth, meat, drink, and carnal pleasures, after this life: If they will needs contract a fleshly thirst, God is not bound to follow them with satisfaction.
§. 23. Even their malignity (like Satan's) will be their torment, filling them with envy at the felicity of the Saints, or hatred of their holiness. And when we are in Heaven, Devils and devilish men will be in subjection to the Saints, so low and base as will increase their rage.