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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.
Lib. No: but all this he must come to Christ for, or Believe for.
P. Do you mean that he must first Believe that the Gospel is True, and that Christ is an Offered Saviour; or else, do you mean that he must first Accept him as offered for a Saviour; or do you mean that he must first Believe that he is his Saviour accepted? or do you mean that he must first Trust in him as his Saviour? All these are different acts.
Lib. You would confound us with your distinctions to keep out the light: This is the trick of such carnal Sophisters.
P. Saul, You hear what this man hath to say against us. You hear that when he hath cried out against Preparations to Believing, that here are ten several Preparations which he cannot deny. I will now tell you what is our Doctrine and the truth, about Preparations. We hold that Christ is the True Light who lighteth every man that cometh to God; but in various degrees, by various means: He is the Lord of Nature as its Restorer,