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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. A Remediless Dueness (or Guilt) by natural Congruity and peremptory determination of the Lawgiver: And such was the Guilt of temporal death for sin against the Law of Innocency, (at least the eating of the forbidden Fruit) (for so far it is not forgiven); and the Guilt of perpetual misery to impenitent Unbelievers and ungodly Ones, that so die.
§. 38. By this it appeareth, that sins of mere Infirmity, consistent with sincere Faith, Repentance, and Holiness, in the second sense deserve punishment (not all alike, but) according to the degree of the Offence: But not in the first sense, or the last.
§. 38. By this it appeareth, that sins of meer Infirmity, consistent with sincere Faith, Repentance, and Holiness, in the second sence deserve punishment (not all alike, but) according to the degree of the Offence: But not in the first sence, or the last.
§. 39. Accordingly a great Question must be determined, Whether the sins of the Faithful deserve any more than a temporal Chastisement? And whether they may pray for pardon of perpetual punishment, or need any such pardon? Ans. The sins of the Godly deserve everlasting punishment in the second Sense, or Degree of Desert or Dueness; which is so far as to need a Saviour and Pardon, and so as they must pray for, and receive that pardon: ⟨p. 154⟩But not in the first or third Sense.
§. 39. Accordingly a great Question must be determined, Whether the sins of the Faithful deserve any more than a temporal Chastisement? And whether they may pray for pardon of perpetual punishment, or need any such pardon? Ans. The sins of the Godly deserve everlasting punishment in the second Sence, or Degree of Desert or Dueness; which is so far as to need a Saviour and Pardon, and so as they must pray for, and receive that pardon: