A26883:1958
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.
SECT. VII. Of the Resistibility of Grace.
§. 1. TO Resist Grace signifieth, 1. Either Not-to Receive it Passively*; as a stone receiveth not the rain ad intus; or as oil resisteth water; or hard things receive not impressions as the soft. 2. Or Not-to-Receive-Actually; which is Receptio Moralis; as a man receiveth not a gift who consenteth not; or as he resisteth the light who will not open his eyes: The bare Not-Consenting with the Will, or not using the senses or organs, not opening the hand, &c. is such a Resisting. 3. Or an Active opposition, which is more. As a man resisteth an Enemy, (with heart or hand); or a man by Nolition, and not only Non-volition resisteth a suitor.
§. 1. TO Resist Grace signifieth, 1. Either Not-to Receive it Passively*; as a stone receiveth not the rain ad intus; or as oyl resisteth water; or hard things receive not impressions as the soft. 2. Or Not-to-Receive-Actually; which is Receptio Moralis; as a man receiveth not a gift who consenteth not; or as he resisteth the light who will not open his eyes: The bare Not-Consenting with the Will, or not using the senses or organs, not opening the hand, &c. is such a Resisting. 3. Or an Active opposition, which is more. As a man resisteth an Enemy, (with heart or hand); or a man by Nolition, and not only Non-volition resisteth a suiter.
- *Ruiz de Vol. Dei, disp. 1•. §. 6. p. 187. distinguisheth of Gods will, 1. As to its ratio totalis including not only the vi• aut causalitas effectiva, but also the formal reason of Volitio effi•ax, which includeth the prescience of future contingents: And so he saith, It is never resisted. 2. Secundum partialem & inadaequatam rationem praecise ut causa efficiens nostrorum actuum liberorum, & prout offert motiva, & confert causas secundas, & suum concursum, abstrahendo à formalissima ratione Volitionis efficacis, quae quidditativè supponit formalissimam rationem praescientiae, &c. Et ita etiam in sensu composito cum tota causalitate illius in actu primo, ut praecisus ab actu secundo, potest non sortiri effectum.