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A26923 An end of doctrinal controversies which have lately troubled the churches by reconciling explication without much disputing. Written by Richard Baxter. Baxter, Richard, 1615-1691. 1691 (1691) Wing B1258AA; ESTC R2853 205,028 388

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part_n be_v reveal_v by_o nature_n or_o supernatural_o by_o voice_n or_o inspiration_n or_o vision_n etc._n etc._n the_o former_a being_n lex_fw-la natura_fw-la integrae_fw-la the_o law_n of_o entire_a nature_n though_o the_o chief_a be_v least_o speak_v of_o in_o gen._n because_o it_o be_v suppose_v legible_a in_o nature_n itself_o §_o 4._o the_o law_n of_o nature_n proper_o so_o call_v be_v in_o esse_fw-la objectivo_fw-la that_o signification_n of_o god_n will_n concern_v man_n duty_n which_o be_v discernible_a in_o the_o universa_fw-la rerum_fw-la natura_fw-la in_o all_o god_n work_n but_o principal_o in_o man_n own_o nature_n as_o relate_v to_o god_n and_o all_o person_n and_o thing_n about_o he_o §_o 5._o but_o improper_o or_o metonymical_o so_o call_v the_o law_n of_o nature_n be_v in_o esse_fw-la subjectivo_fw-la the_o commune_v notitiae_fw-la which_o man_n have_v and_o be_v to_o have_v from_o the_o say_v objective_a law_n of_o nature_n but_o proper_o this_o be_v rather_o the_o knowledge_n of_o the_o law_n than_o the_o law_n itself_o be_v not_o perfect_a in_o adam_n himself_o at_o first_o but_o be_v to_o be_v perfect_v as_o he_o come_v to_o know_v more_o and_o more_o of_o the_o work_n of_o god_n and_o vary_v much_o now_o in_o several_a person_n yet_o may_v it_o well_o be_v call_v god_n law_n write_v in_o the_o heart_n when_o we_o have_v the_o knowledge_n and_o love_n of_o his_o primary_n proper_a law_n §_o 6._o this_o law_n of_o nature_n bind_v adam_n to_o perfect_a devotedness_n to_o god_n as_o his_o owner_n and_o perfect_a gratitude_n to_o god_n as_o his_o antecedent_n benefactor_n and_o to_o perfect_a obedience_n to_o god_n as_o his_o ruler_n and_o to_o perfect_a love_n to_o god_n as_o his_o ultimate_n most_o amiable_a end_n and_o this_o perfect_a obedience_n be_v to_o be_v perpetual_a §_o 7._o it_o be_v adam_n personal_o that_o the_o law_n bind_v to_o this_o perfect_a perpetual_a obedience_n and_o not_o another_o for_o he_o or_o that_o he_o shall_v obey_v by_o a_o representative_a or_o a_o delegate_n a_o servant_n or_o by_o any_o other_o §_o 8._o nature_n even_o in_o its_o deprave_a state_n now_o tell_v we_o that_o all_o sin_n against_o god_n deserve_v punishment_n therefore_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n have_v a_o penal_a part_n §_o 9_o it_o be_v a_o great_a doubt_n with_o many_o divine_n whether_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n have_v any_o premiant_a part_n or_o promise_n and_o so_o be_v a_o covenant_n because_o say_v they_o duty_n oblige_v not_o god_n to_o reward_v we_o but_o it_o seem_v to_o i_o as_o far_o past_a doubt_n as_o the_o penal_a part_n for_o the_o question_n be_v not_o what_o our_o duty_n perform_v obligh_v god_n to_o much_o less_o in_o point_n of_o commutative_a justice_n where_o no_o creature_n can_v merit_v of_o god_n job_n 35._o 6_o 7_o 8._o if_o thou_o be_v righteous_a what_o give_v thou_o he_o etc._n etc._n but_o it_o be_v presuppose_v that_o god_n first_o become_v man_n benefactor_n and_o his_o ruler_n and_o his_o law_n be_v the_o instrument_n of_o his_o government_n and_o his_o promise_n be_v but_o the_o signification_n of_o his_o will_n what_o he_o will_v give_v and_o on_o what_o term_n and_o god_n in_o nature_n signify_v his_o will_n to_o bless_v the_o obedient_a and_o love_v those_o that_o love_v he_o for_o as_o a_o ruler_n he_o be_v just_o and_o if_o he_o difference_v not_o the_o righteous_a from_o the_o sinner_n what_o be_v his_o justice_n be_v there_o no_o other_o reward_n but_o the_o continuance_n of_o the_o paradise-blessing_n free_o give_v he_o which_o sin_n will_v forfeit_v it_o will_v have_v be_v a_o great_a reward_n and_o if_o god_n equal_o take_v away_o his_o gift_n from_o good_a and_o bad_a it_o be_v not_o govern_v justice_n though_o as_o the_o act_n of_o a_o proprietor_n it_o be_v neither_o just_a nor_o unjust_a so_o that_o the_o very_a essence_n of_o undertake_a government_n contain_v a_o discovery_n of_o god_n reward_v will_n which_o be_v the_o promissory_a or_o premiant_a part_n of_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n §_o 10._o the_o degree_n and_o kind_a of_o the_o natural_a reward_n must_v be_v gather_v 1._o from_o the_o state_n that_o man_n be_v in_o 2._o from_o the_o nature_n of_o his_o duty_n 3._o from_o the_o state_n of_o perfection_n which_o his_o nature_n be_v make_v incline_v to_o desire_v and_o seek_v §_o 11._o 1._o man_n be_v free_o place_v in_o the_o state_n of_o innocency_n and_o god_n favour_n in_o the_o earthly_a pleasure_n of_o eden_n as_o a_o sanctify_a state_n of_o communion_n with_o god_n see_v sin_n be_v to_o be_v punish_v with_o the_o privation_n of_o these_o we_o may_v gather_v that_o the_o innocent_a shall_v not_o have_v be_v deprive_v of_o they_o §_o 12._o 2._o man_n great_a duty_n be_v to_o love_n god_n perfect_o according_a to_o his_o present_a ability_n and_o to_o please_v he_o and_o delight_v herein_o we_o may_v gather_v that_o the_o innocent_a shall_v have_v the_o felicity_n which_o be_v herein_o contain_v even_o in_o the_o delight_n of_o love_a and_o please_v god_n §_o 13._o 3._o man_n nature_n be_v not_o make_v in_o its_o utmost_a perfection_n but_o in_o via_fw-la with_o a_o desire_n of_o know_v god_n love_v he_o please_v he_o and_o delight_v in_o he_o yet_o more_o according_a to_o his_o capacity_n we_o may_v gather_v that_o obedient_a man_n shall_v have_v attain_v that_o perfection_n for_o god_n make_v not_o the_o capacity_n disposition_n and_o desire_n of_o nature_n in_o vain_a §_o 14._o but_o whether_o all_o this_o shall_v have_v be_v give_v on_o earth_n or_o in_o heaven_n be_v not_o so_o clear_a in_o nature_n or_o scripture_n but_o 1._o the_o translation_n of_o henoch_n and_o elias_n make_v it_o probable_a that_o so_o man_n shall_v have_v be_v translate_v 2._o and_o so_o do_v the_o glory_n purchase_v by_o the_o redeemer_n 3._o and_o the_o matter_n be_v the_o less_o because_o wherever_o the_o place_n be_v the_o same_o state_n of_o enjoyment_n will_v make_v it_o a_o heaven_n to_o such_o a_o person_n §_o 15._o neither_o do_v nature_n now_o tell_v we_o how_o long_a man_n must_v have_v obey_v before_o he_o have_v merit_v the_o full_a reward_n of_o his_o perfection_n but_o only_o that_o he_o must_v conquer_v all_o the_o temptation_n that_o god_n will_v try_v he_o with_o and_o must_v persevere_v till_o god_n shall_v please_v to_o translate_v he_o not_o appoint_v he_o any_o determinate_a time_n nature_n and_o scripture_n favour_v this_o §_o 16._o there_o be_v some_o who_o confident_o conclude_v without_o either_o natural_a or_o scripture-proof_n that_o have_v adam_n perform_v but_o one_o act_n of_o obedience_n to_o god_n before_o his_o sin_n he_o have_v be_v confirm_v be_v the_o angel_n as_o his_o reward_n and_o what_o a_o sinner_n do_v they_o make_v adam_n before_o
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lord_n be_v express_v as_o the_o covenant_n to_o noah_n be_v the_o same_o with_o that_o to_o adam_n with_o some_o small_a addition_n so_o no_o doubt_n be_v the_o precept_n of_o noah_n as_o the_o canaani●es_v sacrifice_v so_o their_o marry_n in_o the_o prohibit_v degree_n be_v call_v one_o of_o their_o abomination_n it_o be_v very_o probable_a that_o not_o only_o the_o decalogue_n in_o sense_n but_o also_o all_o or_o most_o of_o the_o particular_a moysaicall_a precept_n which_o be_v but_o the_o instance_n explication_n and_o application_n of_o those_o general_n be_v give_v before_o the_o flood_n and_o some_o more_o which_o even_o the_o nation_n tradition_n keep_v some_o remembrance_n of_o though_o not_o name_v particular_o in_o the_o text._n §_o 18._o and_o it_o be_v not_o god_n covenant_n of_o peculiarity_n with_o abraham_n and_o the_o jew_n that_o end_v it_o to_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o world_n as_o i_o before_o prove_v §_o 19_o so_o that_o though_o there_o be_v difficulty_n in_o 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gospel_n or_o second_v edition_n of_o the_o law_n of_o grace_n it_o be_v not_o for_o that_o can_v oblige_v where_o it_o never_o be_v promulgate_v it_o be_v a_o supernatural_a revelation_n can_v extend_v to_o none_o to_o who_o it_o be_v not_o direct_o or_o indirect_o send_v therefore_o it_o be_v evident_a that_o christ_n leave_v such_o under_o that_o law_n which_o he_o find_v they_o under_o §_o 21._o what_o this_o law_n to_o the_o world_n contain_v have_v before_o open_v chap._n 12._o §_o 3._o i_o shall_v not_o repeat_v it_o but_o only_o here_o add_v 1._o it_o be_v certain_a that_o though_o this_o law_n make_v perfect_a obedience_n for_o the_o future_a to_o be_v a_o duty_n to_o they_o and_o we_o yet_o not_o to_o be_v the_o condition_n of_o salvation_n but_o that_o it_o do_v hereto_o accept_v sincerity_n 2._o that_o it_o make_v not_o the_o particular_a article_n of_o our_o present_a creed_n about_o christ_n person_n birth_n life_n death_n resurrection_n heavenly_a intercession_n in_o our_o nature_n necessary_a to_o their_o salvation_n for_o before_o christ_n come_v no_o jewish_a believer_n can_v believe_v that_o this_o jesus_n in_o his_o demonstrable_a person_n be_v the_o christ_n but_o that_o christ_n shall_v come_v and_o after_o he_o have_v long_o teach_v they_o and_o pronounce_v they_o bless_v the_o disciple_n know_v not_o that_o he_o must_v die_v rise_z ascend_v intercede_v in_o heaven_n come_v again_o etc._n etc._n 3._o it_o be_v certain_a that_o all_o that_o the_o prophet_n have_v any_o way_n foretell_v of_o christ_n to_o the_o jew_n be_v not_o of_o absolute_a necessity_n to_o salvation_n 24._o to_o the_o jew_n themselves_o to_o be_v understand_v much_o less_o to_o the_o world_n that_o never_o hear_v it_o for_o christ_n prove_v out_o of_o the_o prophet_n that_o he_o be_v to_o die_v and_o rise_v and_o so_o to_o be_v glorify_v when_o yet_o the_o apostle_n have_v not_o understand_v it_o till_o that_o time_n and_o the_o jewish_a believer_n have_v very_o dark_a if_o not_o erroneous_a notion_n of_o the_o person_n of_o the_o messiah_n to_o come_v and_o to_o believe_v that_o he_o shall_v be_v of_o abraham_n s●ed_z as_o it_o be_v part_n of_o abraham_n covenant_n of_o peculiarity_n so_o it_o seem_v to_o be_v necessary_a only_o to_o such_o as_o be_v under_o or_o know_v that_o covenant_n and_o not_o to_o all_o §_o 22._o and_o it_o be_v certain_a that_o when_o the_o messiah_n be_v come_v they_o be_v not_o bind_v to_o believe_v that_o he_o be_v yet_o to_o come_v though_o they_o know_v not_o of_o his_o come_n because_o it_o be_v then_o a_o untruth_n §_o 23._o the_o proclaim_a name_n of_o god_n exod._n 24._o with_o psal._n 19_o prov._n 1_o act._n 10._o and_o 14._o and_o 17._o rom._n 1._o and_o 2._o heb._n 6._o 11._o do_v seem_v to_o be_v the_o exposition_n of_o the_o true_a sense_n and_o tenor_n of_o that_o law_n of_o grace_n gen._n 3._o 15._o which_o the_o world_n before_o christ_n come_n be_v under_o and_o yet_o be_v where_o the_o gospel_n can_v be_v have_v §_o 24._o the_o text_n that_o say_v he_o that_o believe_v not_o shall_v be_v damn_v plain_o refer_v to_o such_o as_o hear_v the_o word_n to_o be_v believe_v and_o speak_v of_o the_o unbelief_n of_o what_o be_v reveal_v and_o not_o of_o what_o be_v unrevealed_a §_o 25._o rom._n 10._o say_v no_o more_o but_o that_o no_o man_n can_v believe_v in_o christ_n without_o the_o revelation_n of_o he_o by_o preach_v or_o declare_v and_o that_o no_o man_n that_o hear_v can_v be_v save_v without_o believe_v in_o he_o nor_o no_o man_n save_v at_o all_o without_o that_o faith_n which_o the_o law_n that_o he_o be_v under_o make_v necessary_a to_o salvation_n but_o if_o all_o be_v damn_v that_o believe_v not_o that_o this_o jesus_n be_v personal_o the_o christ_n all_o before_o his_o incarnation_n must_v be_v damn_v but_o if_o not_o all_o before_o than_o the_o same_o thing_n be_v never_o make_v necessary_a after_o to_o all_o that_o can_v not_o possible_o hear_v of_o it_o §_o 26._o the_o same_o i_o say_v of_o joh._n 14._o 6._o no_o man_n come_v to_o the_o father_n but_o by_o i_o 1._o no_o man_n be_v reconcile_v to_o god_n and_o pardon_v and_o have_v right_a to_o life_n in_o all_o age_n of_o the_o world_n but_o for_o the_o sake_n of_o the_o meritorious_a sacrifice_n and_o righteousness_n of_o christ_n as_o promise_v gen._n 3._o 1._o before_o and_o perform_v after_o but_o this_o be_v the_o part_n of_o god_n and_o our_o redeemer_n which_o he_o promise_v in_o his_o part_n of_o the_o covenant_n and_o perform_v for_o god_n be_v in_o christ_n reconcile_n the_o world_n to_o himself_o not_o impute_v to_o they_o their_o sin_n so_o far_o forgive_a they_o as_o to_o make_v a_o act_n