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An end of doctrinal controversies which have lately troubled the churches

Name: An end of doctrinal controversies which have lately troubled the churches
Author: Richard Baxter

An end of doctrinal controversies which have lately troubled the churches by reconciling explication without much disputing. Written by Richard Baxter.

Richard Baxter 1615–1691London: printed for John Salusbury, 1691

[14], xxxiv, 320 p. · 102k words · Wing B1258AA · ESTC R2853

Title page of another 1691 printing: Princeton Theological Seminary Library copy, digitized by the Internet Archive (opens the Internet Archive in a new tab)

Chapter 17: Of the Necessity of Holiness, and of Moral Virtue.Chapter 17: Of the Necessity of Holiness, and of Moral Uirtue.

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.

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CHAP. XVII. Of the Necessity of Holiness, and of Moral Virtue.

CHAP. XVII. Of the Necessity of Holiness, and of Moral Uirtue.

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§. 1. HOLINESS is our Dedication, Separation, or Devotedness to God, and alienation from all that stands in competition¹ or contrariety to God.

1Zech. 14. 20, 21. 2 Tim. 1. 9. Heb. 3. 1. 1 Pet. 1. 15, 16 . & 2. 5, 9. 2 Pet. 3. 11. Exod. 19. 6. Deut. 7. 6 . & 26. 19 . & 28. 9. Isa. 62. 12. Rom. 11. 16.

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§. 2. It is our Separation to God as the Creator of our Nature, and our Redeemer, and the Author of Grace, and our Felicity, and the Cause of Glory: As the first Efficient, supreme Dirigent, and ultimately final Cause.

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CHAP. XVII. Of the Necessity of Holiness, and of Moral Virtue.

CHAP. XVII. Of the Necessity of Holiness, and of Moral Uirtue.