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A26883 Richard Baxter's Catholick theologie plain, pure, peaceable, for pacification of the dogmatical word-warriours who, 1. by contending about things unrevealed or not understood, 2. and by taking verbal differences for real,; Catholick theologie Baxter, Richard, 1615-1691. 1675 (1675) Wing B1209; ESTC R14583 1,054,813 754

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justos_fw-la per_fw-la unius_fw-la obediential_a significatur_fw-la causa_fw-la meritoria_fw-la non_fw-la autem_fw-la formalis_fw-la and_o so_o say_v we_o but_o some_o call_v christ_n righteousness_n the_o causa_fw-la materials_n mean_v no_o more_o but_o that_o it_o be_v the_o matter_n of_o that_o merit_n for_o which_o we_o be_v justify_v as_o if_o adam_n have_v perfect_o fulfil_v the_o law_n his_o fulfil_n it_o have_v be_v meritorious_a of_o his_o sentential_a justification_n and_o yet_o the_o matter_n of_o his_o constitutive_a justification_n that_o be_v of_o his_o righteousness_n and_o some_o unapt_o call_v it_o the_o formal_a cause_n but_o a_o unapt_a logical_a notion_n be_v not_o a_o error_n in_o faith_n or_o theology_n idem_fw-la ib._n p._n 573._o quamvis_fw-la ●x_fw-la omnino_fw-la rigida_fw-la justitia_fw-la solus_fw-la christus_fw-la dominus_fw-la satisfactat_fw-la de_fw-la condigno_fw-la tamen_fw-la ita_fw-la ut_fw-la merces_fw-la operi_fw-la ●ono_fw-la debeatur_fw-la 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thank_v himself_o too_o for_o all_o the_o good_a he_o do_v that_o be_v as_o much_o of_o he_o as_o the_o other_o etc._n etc._n answ_n it_o follow_v not_o for_o 1._o of_o all_o the_o good_a that_o man_n do_v god_n be_v still_o the_o moral_a cause_n egg_v on_o to_o it_o by_o all_o etc._n etc._n 2._o and_o the_o same_o almighty_a hand_n that_o bare_o uphold_v while_o sin_n be_v do_v do_v over_o and_o above_o further_o the_o thing_n that_o good_a be_v by_o enlighten_v the_o mind_n renew_v the_o will_n heal_v the_o spring_n in_o man_n of_o that_o all_o which_o inbred_a sin_n have_v bring_v upon_o it_o and_o in_o a_o word_n make_v it_o every_o way_n more_o itself_o god_n must_v be_v more_o a_o owner_n than_o man_n and_o thence_o the_o thing_n do_v fall_v in_o with_o the_o divine_a will_n because_o it_o flow_v from_o divine_a goodness_n that_o which_o be_v good_a in_o man_n by_o way_n of_o offspring_n be_v so_o in_o god_n by_o way_n of_o wellspring_n ibid._n p._n 10._o the_o same_o degree_n 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