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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.
§. 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.
§. 7. And as more is done for us, so more is now to be believed by us: Many necessary Articles are added to our Faith: That this Jesus is the Messiah, that he was conceived by the Holy Ghost, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under P. Pilate, was crucified, dead and buried, descended to Hades, rose again the third day, ascended to Heaven, is there glorified in our Nature, Head of all, &c. are all new Articles of our Faith, which before were not required, because not revealed, or the matter extant.