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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,…
Richard Baxter's Catholic theology plain, pure, peaceable, for pacification of the dogmatical word-warriors who, 1. by contending about things unrevealed or not understood, 2. and by taking verbal differences for real,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,
London: printed by Robert White for Nevill Simmons, 1675
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.
664. I am loth to weary the Reader with more. Should I do the like by Augustine's words it would be too wearisome. His judgement is the very same as theirs. I will only cite one passage out of him, about mans Power to believe.
664. I am loth to weary the Reader with more. Should I do the like by Augustines words it would be too wearisome. His judgement is the very same as theirs. I will only cite one passage out of him, about mans Power to believe.
Tract. 53. in Johan. having showed that God only foreknoweth mens sin, and foretelleth it (as the Jews) but causeth it not, he cometh to answer John 12. 39. They could not believe &c. If they could not how was it their sin?—saying, [You hear the question, brethren, and see how deep it is: But we answer as we can.—Why could they not believe? If you ask me, I quickly answer, Because they would not. For God foresaw their evil will, and foretold it by the Prophet—He blinded their eyes, &c. And I answer that their own wills deserved this also. For God blindeth and hardeneth, by forsaking and not helping; which he may do by a judgement secret, but not unjust. This all religious piety ought to hold unshaken. Far be it from us then to say that there is iniquity with God: If he help, he doth it mercifully; if he help not, he doth justly.]
Tract. 53. in Johan. having shewed that God only foreknoweth mens sin, and foretelleth it (as the Jews) but causeth it not, he cometh to answer John 12. 39. They could not believe &c. If they could not how was it their sin?—saying, [You hear the question, brethren, and see how deep it is: But we answer as we can.—Why could they not believe? If you ask me, I quickly answer, Because they would not. For God foresaw their evil will, and foretold it by the Prophet—He blinded their eyes, &c. And I answer that their own wills deserved this also. For God blindeth and hardeneth, by forsaking and not helping; which he may do by a judgement secret, but not unjust. This all religious piety ought to hold unshaken. Far be it from us then to say that there is iniquity with God: If he help, he doth it mercifully; if he help not, he doth justly.]