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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.
§. 35. The truth is, he distinguisheth between the Law and the effect of the Law and Spirit of God, and calleth one the Law of Works and the other the Gospel: whereas the Scripture only maketh it the excellency of the Gospel, that by it the Spirit effectually worketh on the soul more usually and more excellently; and no mere Law (of Works or Grace) will renew us without the Spirit.
§. 35. The truth is, he distinguisheth between the Law and the effect of the Law and Spirit of God, and calleth one the Law of Works and the other the Gospel: whereas the Scripture only maketh it the excellency of the Gospel, that by it the Spirit effectually worketh on the soul more usually and more excellently; and no meer Law (of Works or Grace) will renew us without the Spirit.
§. 36. VIII. And if Redemption be nothing but Physical efficiency by Christ, (who as a creating Mediator first giveth all creatures what they have, and next faileth them and leaveth them in darkness, as the Sun setteth, and then Rising again revolveth all things into his original pure spirituality, like the revolution of day and night, Summer and Winter,) it is sure another thing than the Scripture describeth it, which maketh it a noble part of that Sapiential frame of Moral Government which some despise.
§. 37. IX. But let it be noted, that we hold, that as the Almighty Father is the glorious Creator, Motor and Life of Nature, and the Eternal Wisdom, Word and Son, the Glorious Ordinator, Rector and Redeemer, so the Eternal Love, and the Holy Ghost is the final Perfecter of believers, even of Gods Elect; and that this Sanctification and proficiency, is by more than Moral Sapiential Regiment, even by the Real shedding abroad Gods Love upon the soul, or by a Quickening, Illuminating, felicitating Communication of Divine Life, and Light, and Love, which yet maketh not the Sapiential Regiment vain.