A26883:1642
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.
272. But if the event be denominated possible or impossible in relation to Gods mere Decree or Fore-knowledge, which as such do nihil 1efficere ad extra, without respect to his operative power, so the Apostasy of the Elect is impossible logically, or their perseverance necessary necessitate consequentiae in ordine probandi, it being impossible that both these should be true, [Paul will apostatize] and [God decreeth the Paul shall not, or fore-knoweth that he will not apostatize]. But posita nulla operatione divina ad extra, it would be nevertheless possible in re & in causis, that such a one should fall away. For all possibles are not futures: Therefore as God may both fore-know and decree the nonfurity of a thing, (if a Negative needed a Decree) and yet decree that it shall be possible. So God may decree the futurity of a mans perseverance, and yet decree that it shall be possible, as to all Causes, that •e persevere not. For he is supposed to decree only the determination of an undetermined Power, but not antecedently to take it away, and make it no free power.
272. But if the event be denominated possible or impossible in relation to Gods meer Decree or Fore-knowledge, which as such do nihil 1efficere ad extra, without respect to his operative power, so the Apostacy of the Elect is impossible logically, or their perseverance necessary necessitate consequentiae in ordine probandi, it being impossible that both these should be true, [Paul will apostatize] and [God decreeth the Paul shall not, or fore-knoweth that he will not apostatize]. But posita nulla operatione divina ad extra, it would be nevertheless possible in re & in causis, that such a one should fall away. For all possibles are not futures: Therefore as God may both fore-know and decree the nonfurity of a thing, (if a Negative needed a Decree) and yet decree that it shall be possible. So God may decree the futurity of a mans perseverance, and yet decree that it shall be possible, as to all Causes, that •e persevere not. For he is supposed to decree only the determination of an undetermined Power, but not antecedently to take it away, and make it no free power.
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