A26923:658
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
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.
§. 40. The common disputed question is, Whether all men have Grace sufficient to believe? which must be negatively answered; They have not. Those that never heard the Gospel, have not.
§. 41. But, 2. have all that hear the Gospel sufficient Grace to believe?
Ans. No: many of them are hardened by former sinning, so as to be set at a greater distance and enmity, than many Heathens.
§. 42. But, 3ly. All the World hath Grace (or merciful Help) sufficient to enable them to do less evil, and more good than they do, and to use some means better than they do, which tend to further Grace. And they that do not this, are justly denied further Help.
§. 43. 4. But the sticking difficulty is, Whether any men in the World have Grace sufficient to repent and believe savingly, who do not?