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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.
249. And I think none dare deny, but that God is Able by his Spirits powerful operation, without any Antecedent new Habit or disposition, to set home these same means so effectually on the Natural powers of the soul, as shall excite them to the first Acts of Faith and Repentance: And by them imprint a Habit, as is said, and shall be said again in Part 3. And if he Can do so, and Can do otherwise, which then is likest to be his ordinary way, I leave to the observers of Scripture and Experience.
450. This is the Common sense of Divines, who place Vocation, exciting the first act of Faith and Repentance, before Union with Christ, and before Sanctification, which giveth the habit, till Mr. Pemble Vind. Grat. taught otherwise, whom Bishop G. Downame confuted in the Appendix to his Treatise of Perseverance.
251. As to the question, How this Grace is called Infused, and not Natural? I answer, It is called Infused and Supernatural, because, 1. It is not wrought by any Natural-moral means only, but by Supernatural-moral means, viz. Revelation, in and by the Gospel of Christ. 2. And this supernatural Revelation cannot work it, without the special extraordinary operation and impression by the Holy Ghost, above the common concurse of God with all his Creatures, as he is fons naturae. This the Schools have Metaphorically called Infusion.