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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.
Notes on some passages of Mr. Peter Sterries Book of Free-will.
§. 1. IT is long since I heard much of the name and fame of Mr. Peter Sterry, long Chaplain to Robert Lord Brook, and after to Oliver Cromwell when he was Protector (as then called.) His common fame was, that his Preaching was such as none or few could understand: which incensed my desire to have heard him, of which I still mist, though I oft attempted it. But now since his death, while my Book is in the Press unfinished, a posthumous tractate of his cometh forth of Free-will: upon perusal of which I find in him the same notions (for so far as he meddleth with the same subjects) as in Sr. H. Vane, and somewhat of what Dr. Gibbon seemeth to deliver in his Scheme; but all handled with much more strength of parts and raptures of highest devotion, and great candour towards all others, than I expected. His Preface is a most excellent Persuasive to Universal Charity: Love was never more extolled than throughout his Book. Doubtless his head was strong, his wit admirably pregnant, his searching studies hard and sublime, and, I think, his Heart replenished with holy Love to God, and great charity, moderation, and peaceableness toward men: In so much that I heartily repent that I so far believed fame as to think somewhat hardlier or less charitably of him and his few adherents than I now hope they did deserve. Hasty judging, and believing fame is a cause of unspeakable hurt to the world, and injury to our brethren.
§. 1. IT is long since I heard much of the name and fame of Mr. Peter Sterry, long Chaplain to Robert Lord Brook, and after to Oliver Cromwel when he was Protector (as then called.) His common fame was, that his Preaching was such as none or few could understand: which incensed my desire to have heard him, of which I still mist, though I oft attempted it. But now since his death, while my Book is in the Press unfinished, a posthumous tractate of his cometh forth of Free-will: upon perusal of which I find in him the same notions (for so far as he meddleth with the same subjects) as in Sr. H. Vane, and somewhat of what Dr. Gibbon seemeth to deliver in his Scheme; but all handled with much more strength of parts and raptures of highest devotion, and great candour towards all others, than I expected. His Preface is a most excellent Perswasive to Universal Charity: Love was never more extolled than throughout his Book. Doubtless his head was strong, his wit admirably pregnant, his searching studies hard and sublime, and, I think, his Heart replenished with holy Love to God, and great charity, moderation, and peaceableness toward men: In so much that I heartily repent that I so far believed fame as to think somewhat hardlier or less charitably of him and his few adherents than I now hope they did deserve. Hasty judging, and believing fame is a cause of unspeakable hurt to the world, and injury to our brethren.