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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 Second Part. OF GODS GOVERNMENT, AND MORAL WORKS. › A PREMONITION.
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.
An. This is quite beyond the Jesuits: 1. It's true that the rewarding gift or help of the Spirit (for confirmation) was not given Adam to his first act: But it's not true that he had no help of the Spirit: If you will not call Gods necessary Grace, which you said did sanctify all his powers, by the name of the Spirits help; you must say, It was the help of God the Father, Son and Holy Spirit; without which he could have done nothing. 2. But can you think that God did as much to his Sin, as to his Sanctification; and caused it as much as he was ready to cause his first Obedience? Should he have been no more beholden to God for his Holiness than for his Sin? This is too indifferent a Liberty, and not Gibieuf's Amplitude. It is not possible for a Creature to have any thing that's good but of God, nor any good from God but by mere free Gift, as to the Good or Value; though it be by rewarding Justice quoad ordinem conferendi, and comparatively, why this man hath it rather than that.
An. This is quite beyond the Jesuites: 1. It's true that the rewarding gift or help of the Spirit (for confirmation) was not given Adam to his first act: But it's not true that he had no help of the Spirit: If you will not call Gods necessary Grace, which you said did sanctifie all his powers, by the name of the Spirits help; you must say, It was the help of God the Father, Son and Holy Spirit; without which he could have done nothing. 2. But can you think that God did as much to his Sin, as to his Sanctification; and caused it as much as he was ready to cause his first Obedience? Should he have been no more beholden to God for his Holiness than for his Sin? This is too indifferent a Liberty, and not Gibieufs Amplitude. It is not possible for a Creature to have any thing that's good but of God, nor any good from God but by meer free Gift, as to the Good or Value; though it be by rewarding Justice quoad ordinem conferendi, and comparatively, why this man hath it rather than that.
§. 24. M. S. There is no stinting or determining, unless you stop here (at the first act.)