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,…

B. 1. As for Augustine and some Protestants, they oft deny that Christ redeemeth any but the Faithful, because the word Redemption is ambiguous, and sometimes taken for the price or ransom paid, and often for the very liberation of the captive Sinner. And when ever Austin denieth common Redemption, he taketh Redemption in this last sense, for actual deliverance. But he asserteth it in the first sense, that Christ died for all. Yea, he thought his death is actually applied to the true Justification and Sanctification of some Reprobates that fall away and perish, though the ⟨p. 58⟩Elect only are so redeemed as to be saved. Read your self Augustine, Prosper and Fulgentius, and you will see this with your own eyes. 2. I have oft told you, it is our Protestant Confessions, and not some singular or private Writers, that you must know their Doctrine by. 3. Even those few Writers differ more from you in terms than in sense. For, 1. Many of them will confess all the same benefits by Christ to men in common which you assert. Few of them will deny that Salvation is tendered to all mens acceptance, and brought to the choosing or refusing of their own Wills. And you seem to them to say no greater matters as for the Elect. But they say that Christ purchased Faith it self for the Elect only, of which in due place. 2. And so with them the Controversy is, 1. About Gods Decree or Intent of saving men by Christ. 2. And of giving them Faith. Tell me one word that you except against in the Synod in this Article.

B. 1. As for Augustine and some Protestants, they oft deny that Christ redeemeth any but the Faithful, because the word Redemption is ambiguous, and sometimes taken for the price or ransome paid, and often for the very liberation of the captive Sinner. And when ever Austin denieth common Redemption, he taketh Redemption in this last sense, for actual deliverance. But he asserteth it in the first sense, that Christ died for all. Yea, he thought his death is actually applied to the true Justification and Sanctification of some Reprobates that fall away and perish, though the ⟨p. 58⟩Elect only are so redeemed as to be saved. Read your self Augustine, Prosper and Fulgentius, and you will see this with your own eyes. 2. I have oft told you, it is our Protestant Confessions, and not some singular or private Writers, that you must know their Doctrine by. 3. Even those few Writers differ more from you in terms than in sense. For, 1. Many of them will confess all the same benefits by Christ to men in common which you assert. Few of them will deny that Salvation is tendered to all mens acceptance, and brought to the choosing or refusing of their own Wills. And you seem to them to say no greater matters as for the Elect. But they say that Christ purchased Faith it self for the Elect only, of which in due place. 2. And so with them the Controversie is, 1. About Gods Decree or Intent of saving men by Christ. 2. And of giving them Faith. Tell me one word that you except against in the Synod in this Article.