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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.
8. The Dignity of the Pastoral Office, and Academical Degrees, maketh men think that the Honour of knowledge is their due, and necessary to their work. And therefore they will expect and claim it that deserve it not: and it shall ⟨image 11⟩be taken for Pride and Singularity for any man to convince them of ignorance or error.
9. Many of them are godly men and excellent Preachers, and cried up (deservedly) by good people: And therefore they take the reputation of more knowledge than they have, to be their due; and the people are ready to join with them in reproaching all that differ from them.
9. Many of them are godly men and excellent Preachers, and cryed up (deservedly) by good people: And therefore they take the reputation of more knowledge than they have, to be their due; and the people are ready to joyn with them in reproaching all that differ from them.
10. Great knowledge being rare, the half-knowing men are still the major part by far (alas how far!) And so if Synods be called, or most Voices heard, these will still pass for the Orthodox men, and a more judicious man will scarce be heard among them.