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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.
XXXVI. Q Is not that best which is most agreeable to Gods Will and Love? And therefore sin better than Holiness in all that have sin, and ⟨p. 85⟩not holiness, and in the Godly so far as they sin? because that it shall be so, is more (yea only) willed by God, and caused by his predetermination?
XXXVII. Q. Whether this doctrine tend not to utter Infidelity, as to the Christian faith, by making it seem to men incredible? Is it credible that God sent his Son so wonderfully to expiate those sins which he so loved and caused as aforesaid? and to save his people from their sins, which God thus unavoidably moved them to commit? and to destroy the works of God, under the name of destroying the works of the Devil? Must Christ suffer, bleed, die and bear Gods wrath, for that which God unavoidably made man do by his principal determination? And is it easy for him that believeth one of these to believe the other?
XXXVII. Q. Whether this doctrine tend not to utter Infidelity, as to the Christian faith, by making it seem to men incredible? Is it credible that God sent his Son so wonderfully to expiate those sins which he so loved and caused as aforesaid? and to save his people from their sins, which God thus unavoi•ably moved them to commit? and to destroy the works of God, under the name of destroying the works of the Devil? Must Christ suffer, bleed, die and bear Gods wrath, for that which God unavoidably made man do by his principal determination? And is it easie for him that believeth one of these to believe the other?
XXXVIII. Q. How will men preach and hear the Gospel, if they do it in congruity with this doctrine? Will they say [God sent us to beseech and charge you, not to do that sinful act, which you cannot do unless he make you do it by predetermination, and which you cannot avoid if he so make you do it. He beseecheth and importuneth you to do all those commanded acts, which you can no more do than make a world unless he predetermine you to do them, nor can forbear them if he do?]