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Of justification four disputations clearing and amicably defending the truth against the unnecessary oppositions…
Of justification four disputations clearing and amicably defending the truth against the unnecessary oppositions of divers learned and reverend brethren / by Richard Baxter ...
London: printed by R.W. for Nevil Simmons, 1658
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.
[Believing in the Lord Jesus Christ as King, Teacher,] &c. is the fides quae Justificat, but it justifieth not qua talis; but qua fides in Christum satisfacientem, &c. Fides qua Justificat, must be distinguished from fides quae Justificat. A man that hath eyes doth hear, and that hath ears doth see; but he heareth not as he hath eyes, but as he hath ears; and he seeth not as he hath ears, but as he hath eyes. So faith which believeth in Christ as King doth justify, but not qua talis, as it believeth in him as King, but as it believeth in him, or apprehendeth him as our Righteousness.
[Believing in the Lord Jesus Christ as King, Teacher,] &c. is the fides quae Justificat, but it justifieth not qua talis; but qua fides in Christum satisfacientem, &c. Fides qua Justificat, must be distinguished from fides quae Justificat. A man that hath eyes doth hear, and that hath ears doth see; but he heareth not as he hath eyes, but as he hath ears; and he seeth not as he hath ears, but as he hath eyes. So faith which believeth in Christ as King doth justifie, but not qua talis, as it believeth in him as King, but as it believeth in him, or apprehendeth him as our Righteousness.
Repl. As just and necessary Distinction riddeth us out of the fruitless perplexity of confused disputings; so unsound Distinctions, especially with seeming subtlety, are Engines to deceive and lead us into the dark. The last time I answered this Distinction, I was so improvident as to say, that, it [it is the general •heat] meaning no more then a Fallacy, and thinking the word had signified no worse: But Mr. Blake publisheth this Comment on that syllable [And as it seems you have met with a pack of Impostors, ⟨p. 47⟩and that of the most Learned in the Land, that out of their great Condescension have written for your satisfaction. This word you think sounds harshly from Mr. Crandon, as indeed it doth, and is no small blemish to his great pains; you may then judge how it will sound from your self in the ears of others.