A26883:1828
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.
§. 7. This ONE GOD, is revealed to us in THREE PERSONS, The FATHER, the [Greek or Hebrew] (Wisdom, Word and Son) and the HOLY SPIRIT. One in Essence: incomprehensibly Three, ad intus; but discernibly Three, in their Operations ad extra, and Relations thereto.
§. 7. This ONE GOD, is revealed to us in THREE PERSONS, The FATHER, the 〈non-Latin alphabet〉 (Wisdom, Word and Son) and the HOLY SPIRIT. One in Essence: incomprehensibly Three, ad intus; but discernibly Three, in their Operations ad extra, and Relations thereto.
§. 8. As we must conceive of GODS ESSENCE by INADAEQUATE Conceptions, (as aforesaid) or not at all, so must we of his EXISTENCE as in the Creature we call it Modally; viz. His ESSENCE being [Greek or Hebrew] (substance,) VIRTUS & PERFECTIO (which in the Creature, is MATTER (or substance) FORM and DEGREE): and his FORMAL VIRTUS being Potentia-Vitalis, Intellect and Will; so his Existence is considerable, 1. In VIRTUE it self, radically, (which is Potentia Activa Inclinata.) 2. As in Act, IMMANENT, objectively, (as Gods self living, self-knowing and self-loving.) 3. And as ⟨p. 8⟩in ACTION ad extra, either objectively or effectively TRANSIENT. And in this third respect Gods Essence is the Operator of all his works.
§. 8. As we must conceive of GODS ESSENCE by INADAEQUATE Conceptions, (as aforesaid) or not at all, so must we of his EXISTENCE as in the Creature we call it Modally; viz. His ESSENCE being 〈non-Latin alphabet〉 (substance,) VIRTUS & PERFECTIO (which in the Creature, is MATTER (or substance) FORM and DEGREE): and his FORMAL VIRTUS being Potentia-Vitalis, Intellect and Will; so his Existence is considerable, 1. In VIRTUE it self, radically, (which is Potentia Activa Inclinata.) 2. As in Act, IMMANENT, objectively, (as Gods self living, self-knowing and self-loving.) 3. And as ⟨p. 8⟩