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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.
A. You would persuade me that we differ not indeed. 1. We hold that Christ procured and made the first Covenant of Grace with all Mankind in Adam and Noah: and so do not the Synodists.
A. You would perswade me that we differ not indeed. 1. We hold that Christ procured and made the first Covenant of Grace with all Mankind in Adam and Noah: and so do not the Synodists.
B. I think you can name few Protestants that deny it. Beza himself in that Edit. of his Annot. in Eph. 2. 12. which H. Stephanus printed 1588. saith, [This Covenant was made in the beginning, Gen. 3. 15. with Adam, and all that should be born of him; and afterwards, Gen. 9. 10. with Noah, the other Parent of Mankind; as we have else-where noted,] plainly, they say that it is made to all men as a Law, then promulgate to Adam and Noah; even a Law of Grace, which Mankind was put under; And as an offered Covenant, and conditional Promise: But as, 1. A mutual Covenant. 2. And as giving right to Life, it is made, only with Consenters. Tell me whether you differ from this sense?
A. No; this sense is according to the Scriptures. But moreover, 2. We hold that the second Edition of the Covenant also is made to all.