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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.
1. That of Gnostic and Heretical persons, who account every new Conceit of theirs, to be worthy the propagating, even at the rate of Theological Wars and Church Confusions; and cry out [But the Truth, and sell it not], when it is some error of their own, or some unprofitable or unnecessary notion.
1. That of Gnostick and Heretical persons, who account every new Conceit of theirs, to be worthy the propagating, even at the rate of Theological Wars and Church Confusions; and cry out [But the Truth, and sell it not], when it is some error of their own, or some unprofitable or unnecessary notion.
2. The case of the Romanists (to say nothing of all the old contentious Bishops and Councils, and the controversies about Persona and Hypostasis; and about many words and forms of speech). What do the Roman Councils for many hundred years last, but on pretence of preserving the faith uncorrupted, multiply divisions and new Articles of faith (quoad nos)? And while they cry down most of Christs Church as Heretical or greatly erroneous, they have run themselves into the grossest errors almost that humane nature is capable of, (even to the making it necessary to salvation, to deny our own and all the sound mens senses in the World in the case of Transubstantiation).
3. The case of the Schoolmen, and such other Disputing Militant Theologues: who have spun out the Doctrine of Christianity into so many Spiders Webs; and filled the World with so many Volumes of Controversies, as are so many Engines of contention, hatred and division: And I would our Protestant Churches, Lutherans and Calvinists, had not too great a number of such men, as are far short of the Schoolmens subtlety, but much exceed them in the enviousness of their zeal, and the bitterness and revilings of their disputes, more openly serving the Prince of hatred against the Cause of Love and Peace. O how many famous Disputers, in Schools, Pulpit and Press, do little know what Spirit they are of, and what reward they must expect of Christ, for making odious his Servants, destroying Love, and dividing his Kingdom? How many such have their renown as little to their true comfort, as Alexander's and Caesars for their bloody Wars?