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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.
§. 14. Nature and Scripture persuade us, that the same measure of help or influx is not enough to make one repent or believe, which is enough to make another. For the difference of souls, and temptations, and impediments plainly prove it. The same strength will not move a Mountain, which will move a Feather: nor the same Teaching make an ignorant Sot to understand which serveth a prepared person.
§. 14. Nature and Scripture perswade us, that the same measure of help or influx is not enough to make one repent or believe, which is enough to make another. For the difference of souls, and temptations, and impediments plainly prove it. The same strength will not move a Mountain, which will move a Feather: nor the same Teaching make an ignorant Sot to understand which serveth a prepared person.
§. 15. Bodily aptitude, or ineptitude do much to vary receptivities; which are usually Gods punishments or rewards for Parents actions: And oft-times for mens own. Some by fornication, gluttony, drunkenness, sports and idleness, make themselves even next to Brutes.
§. 16. But we have great Reason from Scripture to believe that though Gods Laws be equal, and his Judgements where men do not make an inequality; yet as a free Lord and Benefactor, he dealeth not equally with all that are of equal merit: Though he do no man wrong, nor deny any what he promised in his Word, but keep perfect Justice as a Governor; yet he may do with his own as he list, and he will be specially good to some, though others see it with an evil eye.
§. 16. But we have great Reason from Scripture to believe that though Gods Laws be equal, and his Judgements where men do not make an inequality; yet as a free Lord and Benefactor, he dealeth not equally with all that are of equal merit: Though he do no man wrong, nor deny any what he promised in his Word, but keep perfect Justice as a Governour; yet he may do with his own as he list, and he will be specially good to some, though others see it with an evil eye.