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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.
XVIII. As Hope, so Reward and respect to it may stand with this grace of Love: For the Reward is not desired ex amore concupiscentia for our selves only; cum enim charitatis proprium sit & unica voluptas diligere Deum, non quia hoc sibi suave vel utile vel gloriosum est, vel alia quacunque consideration redundat in se, sed quia ita est ordo creatur• sub creatore, qui propter seipsum super omnia (ex superexcellenti bonitate) diligendus est—ita unicum praemium est, veritatem & bonitatem ⟨p. 93⟩Dei facie ad faciem contemplando ardentius amare & lavaare Deum; non quia utile est & beatificum diligenti, sed quid ae••rnae veritati▪ congruum, dilecto debitum, &c. Amoris hic inchoati, Amor futurus consummatus unica merces. Praemium Dei ipse Deus est. Quisquis delabitur ab illa charitatis puritate, ut amore concupiscentiae incipiat velle & concupiscere sibi Deum, totum dilectionis ordinem quem natura docet, & Lex aeterna praecipit, diligendi perversitate perturbat. Nam & Deum ad se refert, & seipso fruitur, quorum utrumque aeterna & indispensabili lege proscriptum est. c. 10.
XVIII. As Hope, so Reward and respect to it may stand with this grace of Love: For the Reward is not desired ex amore concupiscentia for our selves only; cum enim charitatis proprium sit & unica voluptas diligere Deum, non quia hoc sibi suave vel utile vel gloriosum est, vel alia quacunque consideratione redundat in se, sed quia ita est ordo creatur• sub creatore, qui propter seipsum super omnia (ex superexcellenti bonitate) diligendus est—ita unicum praemium est, veritatem & bonitatem ⟨p. 93⟩Dei facie ad faciem contemplando ardentius amare & lauaare Deum; non quia utile est & beatificum diligenti, sed quid ae••rnae veritati▪ congruum, dilecto debitum, &c. Amoris hic inchoati, Amor futurus consummatus unica merces. Praemium Dei ipse Deus est. Quisquis delabitur ab illa charitatis puritate, ut amore concupiscentiae incipiat velle & concupiscere sibi Deum, totum dilectionis ordinem quem natura docet, & Lex aeterna praecipit, diligendi perversitate perturbat. Nam & Deum ad se refert, & seipso fruitur, quorum utrumque aeterna & indispensabili lege proscriptum est. c. 10.