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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.
2. The Gospel and true Spirit of Christianity is contrary to the minds and worldly interests of carnal, ambitious, covetous, voluptuous men. So that they profess a Religion which their own hearts abhor as to its serious practice.
2. The Gospel and true Spirit of Christianity is contrary to the minds and worldly interests of carnal, ambitious, covetous, voluptuous men. So that they profess a Religion which their own hearts abhorr as to its serious practice.
3. Every unrenewed man hath such a worldly fleshly nature, and is voluptuous, proud and covetous: And none of them love to be reproved or crossed in their way.
4. Church Honours, Dignities and great Revenues, and Clergy-ease in an idle life, are a great bait or temptation to a carnal mind: And the worse men are, the more they will desire and seek Church preferments, and make all the ⟨image 10⟩friends they can to get them; And the more self-denying men will not do so, (but perhaps avoid them.)
4. Church Honours, Dignities and great Revenues, and Clergie-ease in an idle life, are a great bait or temptation to a carnal mind: And the worse men are, the more they will desire and seek Church preferments, and make all the ⟨image 10⟩friends they can to get them; And the more self-denying men will not do so, (but perhaps avoid them.)