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An end of doctrinal controversies which have lately troubled the churches
An end of doctrinal controversies which have lately troubled the churches by reconciling explication without much disputing. Written by Richard Baxter.
London: printed for John Salusbury, 1691
Chapter 25: Of good Works and Merit, and trusting to any thing of our own.
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.
§. 10. II. Were all Sects and Parties of Christians, well agreed what Works are truly good, it would be a shame to us, should we not agree in the main how far they are necessary, when the Case is so plain throughout the Scripture: I think we are commonly agreed as followeth.
§. 11. 1. Perfect Obedience is not of absolute necessity to Salvation, because we are under a Covenant that hath easier terms.
§. 12. 2. The Works of the Mosaical Jewish Law, are neither necessary necessitate praecepti vel medii, that Law not binding us as such.
§. 13. 3. Obedience to Man's Laws is not necessary, when the matter is forbidden us by God's Laws, or when they are Laws without power; that is, such as men have no Authority to make.
§. 14. 4. No Works of special Grace are antecedently necessary to our reception of that Grace, o of its necessary means.