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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.
598. The next Text cited is, 1 Pet. 2. 8. Whereunto also they were appointed (viz. to stumble on the rock of offence.) Resp. 1. This hath respect to Luke 2. 34. [he is set for the fall of many, &c.] and of Christs own words, that he that falleth on this stone shall be broken in pieces. And no more can hence be gathered, but that God hath decreed that as a Punishing Judge, 1. He will leave the rejecters of Christ to go on i• their own sinful way, 2. And that their opposition to him shall be the•• ruin. So that 1. He doth not speak this of any but the rejecters of Christ that deserved it. 2. He speaketh not at all as willing their sin, but only as one that penally denieth them further grace. 3. But the thing that he is said to Ordain them to, is not sin, but Ruin the consequent of their sin: The word [stumbling and falling] signifying their distraction.
598. The next Text cited is, 1 Pet. 2. 8. Whereunto also they were appointed (viz. to stumble on the rock of offence.) Resp. 1. This hath respect to Luke 2. 34. [he is set for the fall of many, &c.] and of Christs own words, that he that falleth on this stone shall be broken in pieces. And no more can hence be gathered, but that God hath decreed that as a Punishing Judge, 1. He will leave the rejecters of Christ to go on i• their own sinful way, 2. And that their opposition to him shall be the•• ruine. So that 1. He doth not speak this of any but the rejecters of Christ that deserved it. 2. He speaketh not at all as willing their sin, but only as one that penally denyeth them further grace. 3. But the thing that he is said to Ordain them to, is not sin, but Ruine the consequent of their sin: The word [stumbling and falling] signifying their destraction.