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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.
6. Many with Austin hold an Antecedent absolute special Election to faith and perseverance: and that no such elect ones fall away.
7. Many hold that besides Election, a degree of Grace called Confirmation, doth settle some in a certainty of perseverance: and neither the Elect nor Confirmed fall away: And that the confirmed may be certain of their own election, perseverance and salvation. And this seemeth to be the opinion of Origen, Macarius and divers Ancients: Even that God doth with Believers as he did with the Angels, and Adam, to whom he would have given confirming Grace, had he at first overcome.
7. Many hold that besides Election, a degree of Grace called Confirmation, doth settle some in a certainty of perseverance: and neither the Elect nor Confirmed fall away: And that the confirmed may be certain of their own election, perseverance and salvation. And this seemeth to be the opinion of Origen, Macarius and divers Antients: Even that God doth with Believers as he did with the Angels, and Adam, to whom he would have given confirming Grace, had he at first overcome.
And where faith hath kindled so much LOVE to God and Heaven and Holiness, as that it is become a Divine nature in the soul, and operateth as the Love of Children to Parents, above mere Reason, as a fixed Habit, like a nature, then Grace seemeth to some Confirmed and not loseable.
And where faith hath kindled so much LOVE to God and Heaven and Holiness, as that it is become a Divine nature in the soul, and operateth as the Love of Children to Parents, above meer Reason, as a fixed Habit, like a nature, then Grace seemeth to some Confirmed and not loseable.