A26883:1987
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.
2. In that there are innumerable Possibilia quae non sunt aut existentia aut futura. God could have made the World sooner, or made more Orbs, Earths, Trees, Men, Brutes, in specie, numero, and done more acts, and made more alterations than he doth.
3. There is certainly some Divine operation with and by his instituted means, which is limited to their instrumental aptitude.
§. 19. And it is no dishonour to Gods Omnipotency to work thus limitedly and resistibly: For,
1. Else he should be the Author of his own dishonour; who freely diversifieth Instruments, Receptivities and effects throughout the World in wonderful variety.