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The safe religion, or, Three disputations for the reformed catholic religion against popery proving…The safe religion, or, Three disputations for the reformed catholike religion against popery proving…
The safe religion, or, Three disputations for the reformed catholic religion against popery proving that popery is against the Holy Scriptures, the unity of the catholic church, the consent of the ancient doctors, the plainest reason, and common judgment of sense it self / by Richard Baxter.The safe religion, or, Three disputations for the reformed catholike religion against popery proving that popery is against the Holy Scriptures, the unity of the catholike church, the consent of the antient doctors, the plainest reason, and common judgment of sense it self / by Richard Baxter.
London: printed by Abraham Miller for Thomas Underhill, 1657
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.
115. That the unregenerate can prepare and dispose themselves to justification.
- 115. No doubt but under the common grace of Christ, an unregenerate man may do that which he shall be more disposed to conversion by then also he would have been: as our practical Divines▪ all teach, and we are fain daily to preach it to our people: or else we shall make but ill work with them.
116. That a wicked man by doing his best may congruously merit the grace of justification.
- 116. Many by congruous merit do mean no more then the foresaid aptitude comparative to others.
117. God necessarily giveth grace to him that doth his best.
- 117. This also some Protestants hold: But no wicked man ever did his best.