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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
The First Part: OF THE NATURE, KNOWLEDGE, WILL AND DECREES of GOD,… › Section 24: On the other side.
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689. And to them that say, the Elect can refuse grace, he answereth •hat [They can indeed; but it's certain that they will not; because God will call them so as he seeth so congruous, that they may not refuse his call: For thus true grace is refused by no hard heart, because it is given with a purpose to mollify it. And there is no danger lest God should want skill or arguments, to persuade any man to what he please.]
689. And to them that say, the Elect can refuse grace, he answereth •hat [They can indeed; but it's certain that they will not; because God will call them so as he seeth so congruous, that they may not refuse his call: For thus true grace is refused by no hard heart, because it is given with a purpose to mollifie it. And there is no danger lest God should want skill or arguments, to perswade any man to what he please.]
690. And indeed before de Gratia efficaci li. 1. cap. 12. he tells us, that •here are three opinions wherein the efficacy of grace consisteth: The first is, that it is called effectual only from the event, through mans con•ent: which he disproveth. The second, that it is only efficacious by necessitating physical predetermination, which he thinks to be an error on •he other extreme: And the third which he defendeth is [that it is efficacious by Gods will that it shall be so, and by the Congruity or moral aptitude of inward and outward persuasions and means which God useth with a decree to turn the will.] And who can say that God cannot do this? or if he can, that he doth not? Is here yet any room left for quarrelling and bitter censures in this point?*
690. And indeed before de Gratia efficaci li. 1. cap. 12. he tells us, that here are three opinions wherein the efficacy of grace consisteth: The first is, that it is called effectual only from the event, through mans conent: which he disproveth. The second, that it is only efficacious by necessitating physical predetermination, which he thinks to be an error on he other extream: And the third which he defendeth is [that it is efficacious by Gods will that it shall be so, and by the Congruity or moral ptitude of inward and outward perswasions and means which God useth with a decree to turn the will.] And who can say that God cannot do this? or if he can, that he doth not? Is here yet any room left for quarelling and bitter censures in this point?