A treatise of justifying righteousness in two books ... : all published instead of a fuller answer to the assaults in Dr. Tullies Justificatio Paulina ... / by Richard Baxter.

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A treatise of justifying righteousness in two books ... : all published instead of a fuller answer to the assaults in Dr. Tullies Justificatio Paulina ... / by Richard Baxter.
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Baxter, Richard, 1615-1691.
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London :: Printed for Nevil Simons and Jonath. Robinson ...,
1676.
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§. 10. Next he noteth our detesting such Works as are against or instead of Christ's Sacrifice, Righ∣teousness, Merits, &c. To this we have the old Cant, The Papists say the like.

Reader, I proved that the generality of Prote∣stants are agreed in all those twenty Particulars, even in all the material Doctrines about Man's Works and Justification, while this warlike Doctor

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would set us all together by the ears still, he is over-ruled to assert that the Papists also are agreed with us. The more the better, I am glad if it be so, and will here end with so welcome a Conclusi∣on, that maketh us all herein to be Friends: only adding, That when he saith that [such are all Works whatever, (even Faith it self) which are called into the very least part of Justification]; even as a Condi∣tion or subordinate personal Evangelical Righteous∣ness, such as Christ and James, and a hundred Texts of Scripture assert; I answer, I cannot be∣lieve him, till I cease believing the Scriptures to be true; which I hope will never be: And am sorry that so worthy a Man can believe so gross an Opi∣nion, upon no better reasons than he giveth: And yet imagine, that had I the opportunity of free conference with him, I could force him to manifest, That he himself differeth from us but in meer words or second Notions, while he hotly proclaimeth a greater discord.

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