Richard Baxter's Catholic theology plain, pure, peaceable, for pacification of the dogmatical word-warriors who,…Richard Baxter's Catholick theologie plain, pure, peaceable, for pacification of the dogmatical word-warriours who,…

God therefore predestinated to eternal punishment, the wicked who he foreknew would persevere to the death in sin. Wherein as his fore-knowledge of mans iniquity is not to be blamed, so his predestination of just revenge is to be praised: That we may acknowledge, that he predestinated not man to any sin, whom he predestinated to be punished deservedly for sin. And ad Monimum li. 1. pag. (edit. Basil.) 68. reciting Augusti••• words he saith [He taught that only pride was the cause of mans iniquity, and that God predestinated not men to sin, but to damnation; and that they are not helped by God, the cause is in themselves and not in God.] The same he reciteth again ex lib. 2. Aug. de baptis. parvul. [that their wills be not helped by grace, the cause is in themselves and not in God.] The same he again repeateth pag. 69. 70, 71, 72. and [that Augustine's mind was that good works God both fore-knew and predestinated:—But evil works, that is, sin, he foreknew indeed, but did not predestinate (or decree.) For there is not Gods work, but his judgement. Therefore in sin Gods work is not, because that sin should be done was not decreed by him: But therefore there is his judgement, because it is not left unrevenged, that an evil man worketh without God working.] And ib. li. 1. pag. 15. [That which is not in his work, never was in predestination. Therefore men are not predestinated to sin.] So p. 29. And p. 31. and forward. And p. 29. [No man justly sinneth though God justly permit him to sin: For he is justly forsaken of God, who forsaketh God. And because man forsaking God, sinneth, God forsaking man keepeth justice.]

God therefore predestinated to eternal punishment, the wicked who he foreknew would persevere to the death in sin. Wherein as his fore-knowledge of mans iniquity is not to be blamed, so his predestinatio• of just revenge is to be praised: That we may acknowledge, that he predestinated not man to any sin, whom he predestinated to be punished deservedly for sin. And ad Monimum li. 1. pag. (edit. Basil.) 68. reciting Augusti••• words he saith [He taught that only pride was the cause of mans iniquity, and that God predestinated not men to sin, but to damnation; and that they are not helped by God, the cause is in themselves and not in God.] The same he reciteth again ex lib. 2. Aug. de baptis. parvul. [that their wills be not helpt by grace, the cause is in themselves and not in God.] The same he again repeateth pag. 69. 70, 71, 72. and [that Augustine's mind was that good works God both fore-knew and predestinated:—But evil works, that is, sin, he foreknew indeed, but did not predestinate (or decree.) For there is not Gods work, but his judgement. Therefore in sin Gods work is not, because that sin should be done was not decreed by him: But therefore there is his judgement, because it is not left unrevenged, that an evil man worketh without God working.] And ib. li. 1. pag. 15. [That which is not in his work, never was in predestination. Therefore men are not predestinated to sin.] So p. 29. And p. 31. and forward. And p. 29. [No man justly sinneth though God justly permit him to sin: For he is justly forsaken of God, who forsaketh God. And because man forsaking God, sinneth, God forsaking man keepeth justice.]