A26864:229
Rich. Baxters apology against the modest exceptions of Mr. T. Blake and the digression…
Rich. Baxters apology against the modest exceptions of Mr. T. Blake and the digression of Mr. G. Kendall whereunto is added animadversions on a late dissertation of Ludiomæus Colvinus, aliaà Ludovicus Molinæs̳, M. Dr. Oxon, and an admonition of Mr. W. Eyre of Salisbury : with Mr. Crandon's Anatomy for satisfaction of Mr. Caryl.
London: printed by A.M. for Thomas Underhill, 1654
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.
§. 21.
R. B. These words import an intimation that I said all these were active instruments, which should not have been done, when I manifested that I took some of them for no instruments. 2. These words intimate, as if I concluded hence (if not only hence) that there are no passive instruments; which should not be, when I only brought in these as Objections to be answered, and argued with Schibl•r against passive instruments thus: Every instrument is an efficient cause: All efficiency is by action. Therefore every instrument is active. If you chose rather (as ordinarily you do) to silence my reasons then answer them, yet you should not have intimated, as if I had given you none, or but such as I gave not. 3. I look for your proof of a passive instrument; and not to say [Here is an instrument that is passive] as if you were demonstrating it to my eyes, when you bring nothing but singular Mr. Pembles singular word. And I doubt whether you believe him or your self throughly; for if you did, I think you would preach but coldly. I am persuaded you look your preaching should operate actively: And indeed so it must or not at all; for pati non est operari; and therefore Pemble denieth it to cooperate, and to operate. Be not offended if I doubt whether you believe this your self, in your Studies, Preaching, Writing and Exhortations. 4. I doubt not but that which doth only realiter pati, may be called an instrument moraliter vel reputative: but then its reputative instrumentality, consisteth in a reputative activity. 5. And I doubt not but the dispositio materiae may, by a borrowed speech be called instrumentum recipiendi; and so instrumentum passivum, i. e. Passionis, i. e. Receptionis ▪ but all this is nothing to the business. 6. If it were proved that there were a hundred passive instruments, it would never be proved that faith is one (as an instrument signifieth an efficient cause) of Gods work of justifying us: neither Really nor Reputatively is it such.