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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. › Section 1: The first Law.
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.
6. From whence it is clear that the Nature of Man's Will is such, as that it is made to use a Power which doth not necessitate, or determine it self, or is determined necessarily, but freely: And that it is no Deifying of the Will, nor extolling it above its Nature, to say that it can act or determine it self, without Gods pre-determinating premotion; or by that same measure of help which at another time doth not determine it. Though its Nature, and its Act as such be of God, yet so is its Liberty too; and therefore by the Power and Liberty given by God, the Will can act or not act, or turn it self to this object or to that, without more help than the said natural support and Concurse: And this Power and Liberty is its Nature, and Gods Image.
7. From hence also it is evident that there is such a thing (or operation of God) as Grace Necessary called sufficient, which is not effectual. For God took no Grace away from Adam before he sinned, nor let out any temptation upon him which he was not able to resist; nor did he sin for want of necessary Grace; but by that same degree of help might have overcome.
8. God passing Sentence on fallen Man for sin, would not forgive him the temporal death, nor common calamities of this life, but cursed the creatures which he was to use, as part of his penalty.
8. God passing Sentence on faln Man for sin, would not forgive him the temporal death, nor common calamities of this life, but cursed the creatures which he was to use, as part of his penalty.