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,…

A. I perceive by your Writings, that you would make men believe, that the differences between the Arminians and Calvinists, are matters of no such moment as they are commonly judged to be, ^*and that the distance is very small, if men understood themselves; and you would have it thought that you are the man fit for so great an undertaking, as the conciliation of these differing Parties is. But to deal freely with you, I take it to be but the effect of your own Ignorance, not understanding the Controversies; and of your Pride, in overvaluing your own Parts and Apprehensions: Or else you would never dream that you can come after such wits as Augustine, and Pelagius, and Celestine; such as Aquinas, Scotus, Ockam, Gregory Armi. Durandus, and their Followers; even such as Cajetane, Bannes, Zumel, Alvarez, &c. such as Suarez, Vasquez, Molina, Fonseca, Ruiz, &c. such Conciliators as Ariba, Gibieuf, Guil. Cameranius Scotus, Pennottus, Petr. à St. Joseph, Ludov. à Dola, Jansenius, and his Followers, with abundance such, and do that which none of these could do. But you are not the first Undertaker that hath miscarried.