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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 Seven and Fortieth 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.
What mean these men by [satisfying for Sin?] 1. If they mean that Satisfaction by the merits whereof God pardoneth sin without dishonour to his Justice, Government, or Law:] Christ, and he only, hath thus fully satisfied for sin, already, and there remaineth no more Sacrifice for sin; for by one offering he hath perfected for ever them that are sanctified.
2. But if by satisfying for sin, they mean that all must suffer all the punishment that their sin deserveth, then God forgiveth no sin at all: For to forgive the sin, is to forgive the punishment: And then they renounce the Office, Sacrifice and Blood of Christ, which are for the pardon of Sin: And they renounce Baptism and the Lords Supper that give and Seal it: And they cast away all hopes of Salvation, and damn all Mankind: For all Sin deserveth ⟨p. 160⟩some degree of Damnation in Hell. But if the Pope can pardon, sure God doth pardon some: To deny pardon, is to deny all the Scripture, and all humane hope and mercy.
3. But if by [satisfying for sin,] they mean that God when he forgiveth through Christ the destructive everlasting Punishment, will yet require some corrective temporal punishment, with which he is said to be satisfied, in that he requireth no more, we confess de re, that such a thing there is in this World; Death as Death, and Pain as Pain are such; and the Curse on the Earth, and the loss of some degrees of Grace; they are all corrective Penalties: And if any say that a lower degree of Glory for the loss of some degree of Grace is such; or that the separation of the Soul from the Body till the Resurrection, hath some nature of Penalty; we strive with no man about such things: But de nomine we justly here dislike the Word, [Satisfying,] because in common Sense, it soundeth as some Compensation, and somewhat that is of the same nature with Christs satisfaction; and that is all that Justice requireth to purchase our pardon. And it encourageth the ill use of it by Papists, that make it meritorious.