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Of the imputation of Christ's righteousness to believers in what sense [sic] sound Protestants…Of the imputation of Christ's righteousness to believers in what sence [sic] sound Protestants…
Of the imputation of Christ's righteousness to believers in what sense [sic] sound Protestants hold it and of the false devised sense by which libertines subvert the Gospel : with an answer to some common objections, especially of Dr. Thomas Tully whose Justif. Paulina occasioneth the publication of this / by Richard Baxter a compassionate lamenter of the Church's wounds caused by hasty judging ... and by the theological wars which are hereby raised and managed ...Of the imputation of Christ's righteousness to believers in what sence [sic] sound Protestants hold it and of the false divised sence by which libertines subvert the Gospel : with an answer to some common objections, especially of Dr. Thomas Tully whose Justif. Paulina occasioneth the publication of this / by Richard Baxter a compassionate lamenter of the Church's wounds caused by hasty judging ... and by the theological wars which are hereby raised and managed ...
London: printed for Nevil Simmons and Jonathan Robinson, 1675
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About that time the Doctrine of personal Imputation in the rigid sense began to be fully improved in England, by the Sect of the Antinomians (trulyer called Libertines) of whom Dr. Crisp was the most eminent Ring-leader, whose books took wonderfully with ignorant Professors under the pretence of extolling Christ and free-Grace. After him rose Mr. Randal, and Mr. John Simpson, and then Mr. Town, and at last in the Armies of the Parliament, Saltmarsh, and so many more, as that it seemed to be likely to have carried most of the Professors in the Army, and abundance in the City and Country that way: But that suddenly (one Novelty being set up against another) the opinions called Arminianism rose up against it, and gave it a check and carried many in the Army and City the clean contrary way: And these two Parties divided a great part of the raw injudicious sort of the professors between them, which usually are the greatest part: but especially in the Army which was like to become a Law and example to others.
About that time the Doctrine of personal Imputation in the rigid sence began to be fully improved in England, by the Sect of the Antinomians (trulyer called Libertines) of whom Dr. Crispe was the most eminent Ring-leader, whose books took wonderfully with ignorant Professors under the pretence of extolling Christ and free-Grace. After him rose Mr. Randal, and Mr. John Simpson, and then Mr. Town, and at last in the Armies of the Parliament, Saltmarsh, and so many more, as that it seemed to be likely to have carried most of the Professors in the Army, and abundance in the City and Country that way: But that suddenly (one Novelty being set up against another) the opinions called Arminianism rose up against it, and gave it a check and carryed many in the Army and City the clean contrary way: And these two Parties divided a great part of the raw injudicious sort of the professors between them, which usually are the greatest part: but especially in the Army which was like to become a Law and example to others.
Before this John Goodwin (not yet turned Arminian) preached and wrote with great diligence about Justification against the rigid sense of Imputation, who being answered by Mr. Walker, and Mr. Robourough, with far inferior strength, his book had the greater success for such answerers.