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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.
L. I will not be so malignant as to disown the truth, because a Papist speaketh it: But still you shall give me leave to believe that so many Protestants would never have said so much against their Doctrine in this point, if they had indeed held what these words import, which are as much as any Protestant herein saith. And you your self in your Confession cite abundance of them speaking for mans Merits.
R. 1. I cited them as using commonly the term [Merit] which I told you I had rather (because of mens misunderstanding) were disused, so we could agree of some fitter safer word. 2. And I told you that one Rom•us foolishly pleadeth for Merit in point of Commutative Justice, which the most reject. 3. And I told you, that the paltry phrase of Merit [ex proportione operum] is used by some, and rejected by others: And some that use it, it's like, have an unsound meaning in it, and others mean but that different degrees of Glory or Reward shall be given according to different degrees of holiness, which Protestants approve. But as I justify those Protestants who reprehend the unsound assertions ⟨p. 280⟩of any Papists Writers, so I must advise you to charge nothing on any Sect or party of men, upon the words of particular men, but what that party owneth: nor to charge men with opinions, because others have so done before you, without finding what you charge them with in their own words.
R. 1. I cited them as using commonly the term [Merit] which I told you I had rather (because of mens misunderstanding) were disused, so we could agree of some fitter safer word. 2. And I told you that one Rom•us foolishly pleadeth for Merit in point of Commutative Justice, which the most reject. 3. And I told you, that the paltry phrase of Merit [ex proportione operum] is used by some, and rejected by others: And some that use it, it's like, have an unsound meaning in it, and others mean but that different degrees of Glory or Reward shall be given according to different degrees of holiness, which Protestants approve. But as I justifie those Protestants who reprehend the unsound asscrtions