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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
Protestant Religion Truly Stated, and Justified, &c. › The Nineteenth accused Point.
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.
Ans. Reader, I must desire thee not to judge of all the Learned Papists, by this Deceiver: For if thou hast read the loads of Voluminous Controversies about Grace and Free-will among themselves, it will remain doubtful to thee, whether this mans stating the Protestants Doctrine, prove him ignorant of it, or a willing Cheater. He tells you not, that this is as much a Controversy among themselves, as with the Protestants. He tells you not, how Augustine and Pelagius managed it, and that their Pope Celestine took Augustine's part: He tells you not, that the Thomists, Dominicans, Oratorians, and most Nominals, and Scotists, say as much against Free-will as we do, and we as much for it as they. He supposeth that you never read what Lombard, Aquinas, Bradwardine, Cajetane, Ferrariensis, Zumel, Bannez, Alvarez, Aegedius Romi, Capreolus, and a Multitude more, say as much, and many more, against Free-will, than the Protestants: He tells you, not that even the Learned Jesuits, Suarez, Vasquez, Bellarmine, with Penottus, and many such, are as much against Free-will, as most Learned Protestants. The man takes you for a Herd of silly Animals, that know not but that he saith true, what falsehood ⟨p. 84⟩soever he shall tell you: But the truth of the Controversy is this:
Ans. Reader, I must desire thee not to judge of all the Learned Papists, by this Deceiver: For if thou hast read the loads of Voluminous Controversies about Grace and Free-will among themselves, it will remain doubtful to thee, whether this mans stating the Protestants Doctrine, prove him ignorant of it, or a willing Cheater. He tells you not, that this is as much a Controversie among themselves, as with the Prorestants. He tells you not, how Augustine and Palagius managed it, and that their Pope Celestine took Augustines part: He tells you not, that the Thomists, Dominicans, Oratorians, and most Nominals, and Scotists, say as much against Free-will as we do, and we as much for it as they. He supposeth that you never read what Lombaerd, Aquinas, Bradwardine, Cajetane, Ferrariensis, Zumel, Bannez, Alvarez, Aegedius Romi, Capreolus, and a Multitude more, say as much, and many more, against Free-will, than the Protestants: He tells you, not that even the Learned Jesuits, Suarez, Vasquez, Bellarmine, with Penottus, and many such, are as much against Free-will, as most Learned Protestants. The man takes you for a Herd of silly Animals, that know not but that he saith true, what falshood ⟨p. 84⟩