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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.
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.
R. It is somewhat bold to deride that which Scripture, Reason and all the antient 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.
L. But if the Council of Trent deny that Justification is at all merited, what is meant by the Papists Merit of Congruity▪
R. II. I think you hold not only as much of that as they, but (do you think it?) somewhat more. 1. As much: For 1. De nomine some of them deny that this is any merit at all, as well as you. And their Council asserteth it not (that I see.) 2. De re: They mean the same thing by Merit of Congruity, which Mr. Rogers, Bolton, Hooker and the rest call Preparation for Christ or for Conversion; And so the Council of Trent calls it: Which maketh a man a more Congruous Receiver of Grace than the unprepared, but doth not prove God obliged to give it him as a Reward. And do not you hold all this de re? 2. Yea and more: For the Council of Trent taketh Justification for Remission of sin and sanctification together, as after Faith: And so hold that Faith it self doth not merit Justification. But do not you hold more, de re, that Faith hath a flat promise of Justification (which is true)? And so God hath as it were obliged his fidelity to give it? which is it they mean by Merit.