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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.
C. 31, 32. If any say, that a Justified mans good works are so Gods Gifts, that they be not also the Justified mans good merits, or that the Justified do not truly merit increase of grace and life eternal by the good works which are done by Gods Grace and Christs Merit (of whom he is a living member) &c. Anath. sit.
C. 16. To them therefore that do well to the end, and hope in God, Life eternal is to be proposed, both as Grace mercifully promised to the Sons of God through Jesus Christ, and as a Reward faithfully to be given by Gods own promise to their Works and Merits.
L. Yes, this ridiculous Doctrine of our Meriting by Gods Grace and Christs Merits I have often read and heard of in them.
R. It is somewhat bold to deride that which Scripture, Reason and all the ancient Churches do accord in. That Christ merited that we should subordinately merit, that is, be Rewardable, as before explained, hath no less consent. And Contra Rationem nemo fobrius: Contra Scripturam nemo Christianus: Contra Ecclesiam nemo Catholicus.