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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. Quest. 6. May we not Catechise them, and teach them the Principles of Christianity, that they may understand them?
Lib. Yes, as to the Matter; but to teach them your forms of Questions and Answers, is but formality and deceit.
P. What? May we not teach them the words of Christ and Scripture? How shall the matter be understood without words? And what better words, than the words of Scripture?
Lib. But a Form of the same words is but formality.
P. Hath God forbid us to use the same? Are Children and ignorant people fit to understand the mysteries of God, if you speak them every time in new or other words? or can they so remember them? And when the use of words is to signify Things, and the Matter is one and the same (for we have but one God, and Christ, and Gospel) what wild work will you make of it, if you speak the same things every time in other words? Are all those words equally fit to signify the same Things? Certainly some particular words are more fitted to each matter than other: And should not the fittest be most used? Doth not Christ deliver us a form of Baptism, and a form of the administration of his last Supper, and a form of Prayer? Are there not forms prescribed in Gods Word, of the Priests Benediction, and what the people shall say when they offer Sacrifice? Are not all the Psalms forms of Prayer and Praise (and were indeed the Liturgy of the Jews)? Doth not Joel put a form of prayer into the mouths of Penitents? Doth not Paul teach us to use Psalms and Hymns and Spiritual Songs, singing and making melody in our hearts to the Lord?