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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.
B. But can you think that he equally operateth on all, and that all the inequality is in their concurrence? Doth he do as much on every Persecutor (equally prepared) as he did on Saul? Doth he call all to follow him as effectually ex parte sui, as he did Peter, Andrew, &c. who presently left all and followed him? Did Christ himself preach to all Nations? ⟨p. 56⟩or only to the Circumcision? Were not the sins of the Jews as much aggravated as those of Tyre and Sidon, Sodom and Gomorrah? or the Indians? why else should it go worse with them in the day of Judgment? and why else would Tyre and Sidon have repented if they had but had their means, were they not then as much prepared for mercy? Doth God equally send the Gospel to all Nations and Persons equally unworthy? Can you confute St. Paul? Rom. 9. Or can you give any reason why God must show equal mercy unto all?
B. But can you think that he equally operateth on all, and that all the inequality is in their concurrence? Doth he do as much on every Persecutor (equally prepared) as he did on Saul? Doth he call all to follow him as effectually ex parte sui, as he did Peter, Andrew, &c. who presently left all and followed him? Did Christ himself preach to all Nations? ⟨p. 56⟩or only to the Circumcision? Were not the sins of the Jews as much aggravated as those of Tyre and Sidon, Sodom and Gomorrah? or the Indians? why else should it go worse with them in the day of Judgment? and why else would Tyre and Sidon have repented if they had but had their means, were they not then as much prepard for mercy? Doth God equally send the Gospel to all Nations and Persons equally unworthy? Can you confute St. Paul? Rom. 9. Or can you give any reason why God must shew equal mercy unto all?
A. Yes: because else he is a respectre of persons.