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The Protestant religion truly stated and justified by the late Reverend Mr. Richard BaxterThe Protestant religion truely stated and justified by the late Reverend Mr. Richard Baxter
The Protestant religion truly stated and justified by the late Reverend Mr. Richard Baxter ; prepared for the press some time before his death ; whereunto is added, by way of preface, some account of the learned author, by Mr. Daniel Williams and Mr. Matthew Sylvester.The Protestant religion truely stated and justified by the late Reverend Mr. Richard Baxter ; prepared for the press some time before his death ; whereunto is added, by way of preface, some account of the learned author, by Mr. Danel Williams and Mr. Matthew Sylvester.
London: printed for John Salusbury, 1692
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.
2. Of Conditional Election, p. 99. He condemns the Notion called Scientia Media: p. 100. he saith, God decreeth not mens Salvation, or Sanctification, merely on Foresight of our Faith: but decreeth our Faith it self. Sin he permitteth, but Faith he effecteth, and decreeth to effect: and p. 101. he shows, how God decreeth both the means and end. And tho' God justly denieth his Grace to many that forfeit it by wilful resistance and contempt; yet he takes not the Forfeiture of the Elect. Yea he adds, That he is deceived, and wrongeth God, that feigneth him to send his Son to redeem the World, and his Word to call them, and his Spirit to renew them; and all this at random, not knowing whether it may not all be lost; or leaving it chiefly to the Free-Will of them, whose Wills are contrarily inclined and vitiated; whether Christ and all his preparations shall be lost: p. 102. he approveth the plain Christian who holds that our destruction is of our selves, but our help and Salvation of God; and God is the first and chief Cause of all good, and men and Devils of all evil.
2. Of Conditional Election, p. 99. He condemns the Notion called Scientia Media: p. 100. he saith, God decreeth not mens Salvation, or Sanctification, meerly on Foresight of our Faith: but decreeth our Faith it self. Sin he permitteth, but Faith he effecteth, and decreeth to effect: and p. 101. he shews, how God decreeth both the means and end. And tho' God justly denieth his Grace to many that forfeit it by wilful resistance and contempt; yet he takes not the Forfeiture of the Elect. Yea he adds, That he is deceived, and wrongeth God, that feigneth him to send his Son to redeem the World, and his Word to call them, and his Spirit to renew them; and all this at random, not knowing whether it may not all be lost; or leaving it chiefly to the Free-Will of them, whose Wills are contrarily inclined and vitiated; whether Christ and all his preparations shall be lost: p. 102. he approveth the plain Christian who holds that our destruction is of our selves, but our help and Salvation of God; and God is the first and chief Cause of all good, and men and Devils of all evil.
Obj. But he will not say, that God hath by his Will and Decree ordained from Eternity that men shall sin, or will and choose evil, p. 100, & 101. God doth not decree that men shall sin, that they may be damned; for sin is no work of God, &c.