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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.
The sixth Crimination.
C. They go against the Doctrine of Augustine, Prosper and Fulgentius.
B. This is the rashest charge of all the rest. Beyond all controversy these three Fathers, held that all the Elect persevered; but that some were Justified, Sanctified, Loved God, were in such a state that had they dyed in, they had been saved, who yet are not Elect, but fall finally away and perish, and that none can ordinarily be certain of perseverance and Salvation, at least but strong confirmed Christians (which Vossius thinketh he excepted, but I cannot prove it). If you cannot have leisure to read Austin himself, read but, 1. What I have said lib. 1. 2. What I said in my Treatise of Perseverance. 3. What Vossius saith Hist. Pelag. de Persever. 4. And the very words in the Jansenists, Paulus Erin. in his Trias Patrum. In a visible matter of fact, which all the world may see, that man who will deny this (as yet many have done, and even Dr. Kendall till Bishop Usher in my hearing and at my motion satisfied him) doth but tell us how men otherwise pious abuse Gods Church, by trusting to their Leaders, and mis-reporting visible and copious Writings, and founding bitter censures and invectives upon such dreams, and yet thinking that all this is the Work of God. The Lord pardon and heal his Servants hasty partial judging of things and persons, and the bitterness, uncharitableness, injuries, contentions and divisions that have followed thereupon.