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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.
SECT. XX. The old Reconciling Doctrine of Augustine, Prosper and Fulgentius. And first Prosper ad Gallorum Qu.
660. IT is a strange thing to me that when Pelagius, Julian, Faustus, &c. thought Augustine a Novelist, and (as Usher asserteth) would have fastened the title of Predestination-Heretics on his followers, and almost all confess, that Augustine was, if not the first, yet the most notable public Vindicator of absolute Predestination and Grace, yet the Judgement of Austin, with his Disciples Prosper and Fulgentius, doth not serve turn to quiet, if not to end these controversies, among those who profess to be their followers! when as they have so copiously and plainly written upon the case!
660. IT is a strange thing to me that when Pelagius, Julian, Faustus, &c. thought Augustine a Novelist, and (as Usher asserteth) would have fastned the title of Predestination-Hereticks on his followers, and almost all confess, that Augustine was, if not the first, yet the most notable publick Vindicator of absolute Predestination and Grace, yet the Judgement of Austin, with his Disciples Prosper and Fulgentius, doth not serve turn to quiet, if not to end these controversies, among those who profess to be their followers! when as they have so copiously and plainly written upon the case!
661. I entreat the Reader that is inclining to any extremes, but to read •over first those short answers of Prosper ad Capitul Gallorum and ad Objectiones Vincent. And most of the Sententiae de Capit. I shall think it worthy my labour to recite, to force them on the Readers observation, and let him see the highest old Doctrine of Gods Decrees.