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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 12 › Section 5: Of the Law or Covenant of Grace in the last Edition, or the Gospel.
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.
§. 3. The Benefits of the first Edition, respected a future Saviour and his future Righteousness, Sacrifice, and Merits: But the Benefits of the second Edition respect an existent Mediator and his merits and sacrifice already performed, and accepted of God.
§. 3. The Benefits of the first Edition, respected a future Saviour and his future Righteousness, Sacrifice, and M•rits: But the Benefits of the second Edition respect an existent Mediator and his merits and sacrifice already performed, and accepted of God.
§. 4. The revelation of life eternal and Man's spiritual felicity and duty, is far clearer in the second Edition than in the first.
§. 5. As there is more done for us, so there are more full and excellent means provided for Man's information, conversion, sanctification and salvation, in Apostles, Scriptures, Miracles, spiritual Ordinances, than under the first.
§. 6. As the means excel, so the Spirit is given in a greater measure, answerable to the greater Revelation and means: And is specially Christ's Witness and Agent in the World, and the mark of his peculiar ones.