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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.
3. I am sure Christ himself commandeth Fear, Luke 12. 4, 5. Heb. 4. 1. & 12. 28, 29. & passim. And is it our own Legal Righteousness to obey the commands of Christ? Indeed if Fear were all, or had no conjunct hope and love, it would be Legal, and show the Spirit of bondage, from which Christ delivereth us by the Spirit of Power, and Love, and a sound mind, which are the fruits of the Spirit of Adoption: For Moses Law separated by the Infidel Jews from the Law of Grace or Promise of a Justifying Mediator, could have no better effects than Fear: But Abraham that believed and foresaw Christs day, rejoiced in that Faith, and yet had a Law of obedience which had its penalty; and so hath the Law of Grace which we obey.
3. I am sure Christ himself commandeth Fear, Luke 12. 4, 5. Heb. 4. 1. & 12. 28, 29. & passim. And is it our own Legal Righteousness to obey the commands of Christ? Indeed if Fear were all, or had no conjunct hope and love, it would be Legal, and shew the Spirit of bondage, from which Christ delivereth us by the Spirit of Power, and Love, and a sound mind, which are the fruits of the Spirit of Adoption: For Moses Law separated by the Infidel Jews from the Law of Grace or Promise of a Justifying Mediator, could have no better effects than Fear: But Abraham that believed and foresaw Christs day, rejoyced in that Faith, and yet had a Law of obedience which had its penalty; and so hath the Law of Grace which we obey.
XX. Of Free-will I have said enough before: Natural Liberty as distinct from the Moral freedom from sin and ill disposition, is sure more than mere Voluntariness: And I think if God gave Satan or man power, to take away from a Saint all his Habitual and Actual love of God and goodness, whilst antecedently the person did hate such a change and pray against it, by making him willing of evil, and making a Devil of him remedilessly, he would take away or cross the Natural as well as the Moral Liberty of his will, though it were Willingness that were caused. If any think otherwise, remember that it is but de nomine,