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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.
That is, I. By Clergy TYRANNY, II. By OPINIONISTS or Dogmatists, III. By SUPERSTITION and HYPOCRISY, or PRACTICAL BLIND ZEAL.
That is, I. By Clergie TYRANNY, II. By OPINIONISTS or Dogmatists, III. By SUPERSTITION and HYPOCRISIE, or PRACTICAL BLIND ZEAL.
But among all these sorts, selfish PRIDE, IGNORANCE and UNCHARITABLENESS or want of LOVE are the great effectual Causes. And departing from CHRISTIAN SIMPLICITY, in Doctrine, Worship, Church-government, and Conversation, is the grand instrumental means of most of our Schisms, Distractions and Calamities.
I. Only by Pride cometh Contention, Prov. 13. 10. The Church-TYRANT is Proud of his Superiority and Wealth: The OPINIONIST is Proud of his supposed Knowledge and Theological Wisdom; on which account the Gnostics troubled the Church of old. The HYPOCRITE and the (honester) ignorant Zealot, is Proud of his supposed Holiness or Goodness: And for an eminency and precedency and praise in each of these, they all conspire (while they disagree ⟨image 8⟩among themselves) to trouble the Church of Christ: In a word, Selfishness, Ignorance and want of Love, are the Causes of mens personal ruin and damnation, and the same are the Causes of the Churches divisions, and all the miseries of the World.
I. Only by Pride cometh Contention, Prov. 13. 10. The Church-TYRANT is Proud of his Superiority and Wealth: The OPINIONIST is Proud of his supposed Knowledge and Theological Wisdom; on which account the Gnosticks troubled the Church of old. The HYPOCRITE and the (honester) ignorant Zealot, is Proud of his supposed Holiness or Goodness: And for an eminency and precedency and praise in each of these, they all conspire (while they disagree