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,…

Lib. You delight to make me seem foolish, by your Cavilling! You might easily understand that I did not mean that good works are no more Rewardable than Idleness or Evil: But that they are not rewarded for their proper worthiness, as being faulty and so unjustifiable with God; but it is for the merits of the Righteousness of Christ, imputed to believers.

P. When you understand what you should say, you will speak intelligibly: But be not angry that your confusion is laid open to you. About Merit and Imputation we must speak distinctly afterwards. That no works of ours are Rewardable till their faultiness is pardoned, nor Rewardable according to the Law of Innocency, nor upon any terms but those of the Covenant of Grace, which freely giveth salvation to penitent believing accepters, which free gift, and acceptance of our duties, is purchased by the meritorious righteousness of Christ; all this we hold as fast as you do. We dream not of any access to God but by a Mediator, nor of any acceptance of our selves or our duties, works or righteousness, but on the ⟨p. 227⟩account of Christs merits and intercession, by which the sins of our best works are pardoned, and life eternal freely given to obedient believers. Of the worthiness of our works we must speak more anon.

Lib. I smell whereabout you are: You make us hear the Pope that is in your belly: You mean as the Papists, that Christ hath merited that your works shall be meritorious.