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The true and only way of concord of all the Christian churches the desirableness…
The true and only way of concord of all the Christian churches the desirableness of it, and the detection of false dividing terms / opened by Richard Baxter.
London: printed for John Hancock, 1680
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.
39. The Holiness, or spiritual qualification of souls, which is called The Spirit, is Holy or Divine, Life, Light and Love, or the holy disposition of the souls three natural faculties, Vital Power (or Activity) Understanding and Will. As all men have One species of humanity, so all Saints have this One spirit.
39. The Holiness, or spiritual qualification of souls, which is called The Spirit, is Holy or Divine, Life, Light and Love, or the holy disposition of the souls three natural faculties, Vital Power (or Activity) Vnderstanding and Will. As all men have One species of humanity, so all Saints have this One spirit.
40. Though Quickening (by holy Life) and Illumination be parts of sanctification (or this spirit), yet the last part [Love] is the completing perfective part, and therefore is oft called Sanctification specially; and by the word [Spirit] and [Love] is oft meant the same thing. And when the spirit is said to be given to Believers, the meaning is, that upon and by believing the wonderful demonstrations of Gods Love in Christ, the habit of holy Love is kindled in us.
40. Though Quickning (by holy Life) and Illumination be parts of sanctification (or this spirit), yet the last part [Love] is the compleating perfective part, and therefore is oft called Sanctification specially; and by the word [Spirit] and [Love] is oft meant the same thing. And when the spirit is said to be given to Believers, the meaning is, that upon and by believing the wonderful demonstrations of Gods Love in Christ, the habit of holy Love is kindled in us.
41. This holy Love which is gods Image, (for God is Love) usually beginneth at things visible, as being the nearest objects to man in flesh; And as we see •od here as in a glass, so we first see the Glass, before we see God in it; And accordingly we first see the Goodness and Loveliness of Gods blessings […]