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,

The CONTENTS of these THESES cannot be well given you, without reciting too great a part of them: But rather than none, take this imperfect summary following.

• Sect. I. OF mans first State and the first Law, and its penalty. Whe∣ther Adam had a promise of Life? and whether that Promise or Covenant be now ceased as to all men? Page 27.
• Sect. II. Of the first Edition of the Law or Covenant of Grace, that it was made with all Mankind in Adam and Noah: Of the Promise to Abraham: Of the Terms of the first Edition of the Universal Cove∣nant of Grace. How far it is a Law of Nature. How far those without the Israelitish Church were under it: Of the Israelites Covenant, pag. 31.
• Sect. III. Of Christ's Incarnation and our Redemption. The Law of Media∣tion. What Christ undertook for us: How far he represented us•• The true nature of his Satisfaction. Of his Righteousness and Merits, pag. 37.
• Sect. IV. Of the Law of Grace or New Covenant in the last Edition. The Nature Conditions, and yet free Donations of it, pag. 42.
• Sect. V. Of the giving of the Holy Ghost: His common and special Works: The extent of the New Covenant: Of the state of those that have not the Gospel: And what Law they are under, pag. 45.
• Sect. VI. How far Christ died for all, and how far not, pag. 51.
• Sect. VII. The antecedent and consequent Will of God, explained. Of Justi∣fication by Faith. What faith it is; and what it doth, pag. 54.
• Sect. VIII. Of Justification by Christ's Righteousness imputed. The false sense of Imputation opened and fully confuted. The true sense asserted. Whether Christ paid our Idem or Tantundem? Whe∣ther he made his Satisfaction to God only as to a Rector, or as Dominus, vel pars laesa, or how? pag. 59.
• Sect. IX. Of the sorts of Justification: And first of constitutive Justification. Of Righteousness: How far it is or is not in our own habits or acts. What Right the Covenant giveth the baptized to following helps and degrees of Grace. Further, what must be in our selves. Mans holi∣ness is no dishonour to Gods Grace. How far Christ strippeth us of our own Righteousness. More against the false sense of Imputation; Objections answered, pag. 69.
• Sect. X. Of Merit: The case plainly and briefly decided. The Gospel-Condi∣tion or Merit, is but the accepting a free Gift according to its nature. Whether we may trust to our own Faith, Repentance, Holiness. The last Argument for the false sense of Imputation, answered, pag. 79.
• Sect. XI. How Faith justifieth? whether as an Instrument? pag. 82.
• Sect. XII. How far Repentance is a Condition of the Covenant: And what it is: Whether Faith or it be first: How Faith and Love differ, pag. 83.
• Sect. XIII. Of the degrees of Pardon and Justification: Whether losable: And whether future sins be pardoned, pag. 85.
• Sect. XIV. Of Justification by Sentence of the Judge: What it is, ibid.
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• ... Sect. XV. Of initial executive Pardon or Justification, in Sanctificati•• How far necessary, yet imperfect, pag. 86.
• Sect. XVI. Of assurance of Pardon: Of doubting: Whether it be D•••••• Faith to believe ones own Justification or Salvation. The Sp•••• Testimony, pag. 88.
• Sect. XVII. Of love to God as the end of Faith; and foretast of He•••••• pag. 91.
• Sect. XVIII. Of Perseverance, and its certainty in order to the comfort•••• certainty of Salvation. Few certain of Justification, and •••••••• of Perseverance. The words of the Synod of Dort. The •••• thers Judgment about certainty of perseverance, pag. 93
• Sect. XIX. Of mortal Sin, or such as will not stand with the love of G•••• and a state of Justification, pag. 103.
• Sect. XX. What Repentance for particular sins is necessary to par•••• pag. 106.
• Sect. XXI. Some solution of all the former difficulties in twenty Prop••••¦ons, 108.
• Sect. XXII. Few certain of Salvation. The reconciling consequents of •••••• pag. 112.
• Sect. XXIII. The case of Perseverance further opened and applied, pag. 113.
• Sect. XXIV. The sum and scope of this Discourse of Certainty, pag. 116.
• Sect. XXV. Degrees of falling, and danger, pag. 118.
• Sect. XXVI. Of final Justification at Judgment: More of the Agreem•••••• Paul and James about Justification by Works, pag. 119.
• Sect. XXVII. Of the number of the glorified and the damned, pag. 123.