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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
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But 4. If it be not so, but really love be the first effect of God on the soul, then the controversies are all at an end, about the difference of sufficient and effectual, equal and unequal grace. For then it would be as Ja•senius saith, and there is no grace but the effect it self, and so there would be no question, but Whether all men love God, and all alike. But I yet believe that there is soe preparatory grace of Christ which tendeth to the love of God.
But 4. If it be not so, but really love be the first effect of God on the soul, then the controversies are all at an end, about the difference of suffici••t and effectual, equal and unequal grace. For then it would be as Ja•senius saith, and there is no grace but the effect it self, and so there would be no question, but Whether all men love God, and all alike. But I yet believe that there is soe preparatory grace of Christ which tendeth to the love of God.
XVI. I believe that the will is the prime seat of Morality, and that love or complacency is as the spirit of all saving special grace. But yet ⟨p. 102⟩it is ill said, that Christs grace is necessary only to love or delight. For the soul of man hath three faculties, which must be conjunctly sanctified, viz. Vital active power, Intellect and Will; and sin is in all; And the Spirit reneweth them by a threefold effect, Vivification, Illumination and Conversion (or love.) And hatred of sin, and fear of sinning, and of God, are graces of Christ also, (as are obedience, patience, &c.) though below love.