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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.
the Oath called [Et Caetera] being offered the Ministry, forced me to a yet more searching Study of the case of our ⟨image 6⟩Diocesan Prelacy (which else I had never been like to have gainsaid.) At a meeting of Ministers to debate the case, it fell to Mr. Christopher Cartwrights lot and mine to be the Disputers; and the issue of all (that and my studies) was, that I settled in the approbation of the Episcopacy asserted by Ignatius, yea, and Cyprian, but such a dissent from the English frame, as I have given account of in my Disputations of Church Government.
the Oath called [Et Caetera] being offered the Ministry, forced me to a yet more searching Study of the case of our ⟨image 6⟩Diocesane Prelacie (which else I had never been like to have gainsaid.) At a meeting of Ministers to debate the case, it fell to Mr. Christopher Cartwrights lot and mine to be the Disputers; and the issue of all (that and my studies) was, that I setled in the approbation of the Episcopacy asserted by Ignatius, yea, and Cyprian, but such a dissent from the English frame, as I have given account of in my Disputations of Church Government.
My genius was inquisitive, and earnestly desirous to know the truth: my helps for Piety were greater than my helps for Learning, of which I had not much besides Books: sickness helped my seriousness, keeping me still in expectation of death. All my reverenced acquaintance (save one) cried down Arminianism as the Pelagian Heresy, and the Enemy of Grace: I quickly plunged my self into the study of Dr. Twice, and Amesius, and Camero, and Pemble, and others on that subject: By which my mind was settled in prejudice against Arminianism, without a clear understanding of the case: whereupon I felt presently in my mind, a judgement of those that were for Arminianism; as bad or dangerous adversaries to the Church; and specially of the then ruling Bishops: which yet I think I had not-entertained, had I not taken them withal for the great Persecutors of Godly able Ministers, and serious Christians, not only for Ceremonies, but for holy practices of life.