A26883:1862
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.
Answ. 1. Christ as a Creature is no Cause of any Essential or purely Immanent Act of God (for that hath no Cause.) But 1. He is a Cause of the Spirits operation, as it signifieth the effect; 2. And so the cause why his Act is terminated on the soul; and 3. Of the ordering of these effects; why rather on this soul than on that, and at this time, measure, &c. And 2. This Christ doth not as a superior sender of the Spirit, but a Ministerial, and a second cause: As a Master payeth his servants as his Steward determineth.
Answ. 1. Christ as a Creature is no Cause of any Essential or purely Immanent Act of God (for that hath no Cause.) But 1. He is a Cause of the Spirits operation, as it signifieth the effect; 2. And so the cause why his Act is terminated on the soul; and 3. Of the ordering of these effects; why rather on this soul than on that, and at this time, measure, &c. And 2. This Christ doth not as a superiour sender of the Spirit, but a Ministerial, and a second cause: As a Master payeth his servants as his Steward determineth.
§. 17. It is certain that Christ is the Political Cause or Head of this spiritual Influx on souls: that is, As Mediator is Authorized to determine of the Persons, measure, time, conditions, of the Communication of the Spirit: But whether he be a Physical Head of this Influx, by proper efficiency giving the Spirit from himself, as the Sun giveth us its Influx, is all that is disputable. That is, Whether the Spirit be first given Inherently to Christ, and pass from his person (as his) unto us, as the Spirits do from the Head to the Members?
§. 18. This question may be put, either of all Natural Being and Motion, or only of Spiritual Motion in the soul of man. Whether Christ be so the Head of Nature, as that all Nature in Heaven and Earth, is sustained and actuated by him as the physical efficient Cause? or whether this be true of this Lower World which was curst for sin? or whether it be true, at least of Humane nature? or whether it be true only of Gracious operations?