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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.
27. Therefore though the Law of Innocency was the Law of Nature in the first and eminent sense, yet this Common notice of Gods pardoning Mercy, and man's duty to Repent, hope and seek Salvation may well be called, The Law of lapsed Nature, as the other is the Law of Innocent Nature. For the Nature of God, and the nature of Man, with all circumstant Natures, and the course of natural Providence running so much in the way of great restoring mercy, do certify mankind of the foresaid hopes and duties.
27. Therefore though the Law of Innocency was the Law of Nature in the first and eminent sence, yet this Common notice of Gods pardoning Mercy, and man's duty to Repent, hope and seek Salvation may well be called, The Law of lapsed Nature, as the other is the Law of Innocent Nature. For the Nature of God, and the nature of Man, with all circumstant Natures, and the course of natural Providence running so much in the way of great restoring mercy, do certifie mankind of the foresaid hopes and duties.
28. For it is not (as some have said) an absurdity, but a certain Truth, that the Law of Nature is as far mutable as Nature it self is mutable. For the Law of Nature (commonly mis-described) is nothing else but the Nature of Man and all other Creatures of God, so far as per modum sign• ⟨p. 34⟩they notify to us Gods Will appointing what shall be Due from us and To us, as the instrument of Gods Government of Mankind. Now this Notification is most by the Resultancy of duty from the Nature of Man compared with God and all the Creatures that he hath to do with. And the very variety of circumstances (as in the case of Adam's Children's Marriages and ours, &c.) may alter Nature's signification, obligation and Law.
28. For it is not (as some have said) an absurdity, but a certain Truth, that the Law of Nature is as far mutable as Nature it self is mutable. For the Law of Nature (commonly mis-described) is nothing else but the Nature of Man and all other Creatures of God, so far as per modum sign