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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.
II. So GOD our REDEEMER, having in Christ made all necessary preparations, and Redeemed mankind as to what belonged to a Saviour to do in Person upon earth, and having antecedently made an Universal Law of Grace, 1. Doth Reveal his Mercy to lost sinners, commonly, but in various degrees as he pleaseth; And doth concur with his Gospel, by vouchsafing a Common Gracious Help, which hath an aptitude and tendency to the recovery of lost sinners.
II. So GOD our REDEEMER, having in Christ made all necessary preparations, and Redeemed mankind as to what belonged to a Saviour to do in Person upon earth, and having antecedently made an Universal Law of Grace, 1. Doth Reveal his Mercy to lost sinners, commonly, but in various degrees as he pleaseth; And doth concurr with his Gospel, by vouchsafing a Common Gracious Help, which hath an aptitude and tendency to the recovery of lost sinners.
2. And as the final Infinite Good he felicitateth all that are by Grace conducted to him as their end; and on the rest will have his absolute will fulfilled, and will not be frustrate of his End, though sinners may be frustrate of theirs, and be unhappy.
3. And as Rector he sapientially conducteth man in the way to this felicitating End, antecedently by the Gospel, which is the same in it self to all that have it: and consequently as Judge by his Rewards; In which supposing his foresaid commoner preventing Grace, he consequently giveth men such further degrees of co-operating grace or help and spiritual mercy, as in the use of former grace, they are fit to receive: and justly and penally denieth that to others which they have made themselves immediately unapt for, or uncapable of in the way of this ordinary common operation.