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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.
P. Hath he not by his Merit made them Rewardable?
Lib. Yes, or else how can they be Rewarded?
P. Do you not know that by Merit the Papists themselves profess that they mean nothing but Rewardableness? At least do we Protestants mean anything else by it?
Lib. What the Papists or you mean, you best know your selves; but I know what you say: And you both talk like the ignorant enemies of Grace.
P. Do you include the Jansenists who say that all Christs Grace now is nothing but his irresistible efficient operation of Holy Love in the soul: and that God moveth us to it necessarily or insuperably? and that he now giveth no Grace merely sufficient, which is not effectual? or merely effectual to make us Able, but also to make us Act? and that now he leaveth nothing to our Free-will in Christs gracious operations, but giveth in act all the Will and all the merit that men have? and that Fear and obedience of a Law written, is our own Legal Righteousness, (though it respect the new Law;) but Christs Righteousness which he giveth us as distinct from our Legal Righteousness, is only his Spirit, or Love put into the heart?