A26883:1917
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.
Even so in the Illumination of the mind, and conversion of the will, we are sure that beside the terminative object, there is an external motion which by the foresaid means is made at least on the senses, and imagination, whatever it do further on the Intellect: But in the superior Influx on the soul it self, what use God may make of Angels or other superior spirits or causes, we cannot tell. We are sure (as is said) that if there be a second cause, yet as to proximity it is never the less nearly from God: And souls being Intellectual, and for ought we know of the highest nature of Creatures, though not the highest Degree, neither is improbable, that God moveth us by a second cause, or that he doth it without.
Even so in the Illumination of the mind, and conversion of the will, we are sure that beside the terminative object, there is an external motion which by the foresaid means is made at least on the senses, and imagination, whatever it do further on the Intellect: But in the superiour Influx on the soul it self, what use God may make of Angels or other superiour spirits or causes, we cannot tell. We are sure (as is said) that if there be a second cause, yet as to proximity it is never the less neerly from God: And souls being Intellectual, and for ought we know of the highest nature of Creatures, though not the highest Degree, neither is improbable, that God moveth us by a second cause, or that he doth it without.
§. 3. But as Christs fore-described mediate Causality is still supposed, so it is certain that God doth not only work (as some think) concomitantly with the word, but by it as his Instrument. Though his ways of co-operation are past the reach of man: yet this much is sure, 1. That he adapt eth the means to do their work, both word, Minister, &c. 2. And that his concurse maketh the due Impression on the sense and imagination. 3. And though no Philosopher certainly know whether the Images in the fantasy be merely passive as to the Intellect, or what use is made of them and the passions to Intellection and Volition; yet such use as is naturally to be made of them for these ends, God maketh, and manageth them accordingly by skill and power.