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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.
CHAP. V. Whether Christ be the only Party in Covenant with God? and not Believers, or lapsed man?
Lib. IV. Mr next Charge it, that you feign the Covenant to be made with us, which is made only with Christ. Do you not remember that even the Westminster Assembly say in their larger Catechism, that [The Covenant of Grace was made with Christ as the second Adam, and in him with all the Elect as his seed?] But you feign it to be made with the Elect, nay, to others immediately, and not only as Christs seed, in him, nor to Christ at all.
P. I will not waste time in expounding or censuring other mens words: but as to the matter, is it not a most shameful thing, that a man of your profession and pretensions to knowledge, should confound those two Covenants which children should be taught in their Catechism to distinguish? By [a Covenant] here we mean, 1. A Covenant offered and imposed, which is also a Law: 2. A Covenant consented to and mutual. And now tell me, Quest. 1. Was it not a distinct Law that was made to us, from that which Christ was obliged by? I mean the Law of Grace and Faith? Was ⟨p. 246⟩Christ commanded to Repent of his sin? or accept a Saviour? or pray for pardon? or mortify his lusts? or trust another to reconcile him to God? or be Thankful for such mercies? or any such like Remedying means and duties for himself?
P. I will not waste time in expounding or censuring other mens words: but as to the matter, is it not a most shameful thing, that a man of your profession and pretensions to knowledge, should confound those two Covenants which children should be taught in their Catechism to distinguish? By [a Covenant] here we mean, 1. A Covenant offered and imposed, which is also a Law: 2. A Covenant consented to and mutual. And now tell me, Quest. 1. Was it not a distinct Law that was made to us, from that which Christ was obliged by? I mean the Law of Grace and Faith? Was