A26883:1997
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.
§. 4. I. In GOD, there is nothing but GOD: His Life, Knowledge and Will are no accidents, but his essence: And therefore invariable, and no subject for any of these questions. To ask whether Gods Essential Knowledge, Will and Activity, be equal or unequal, physical or moral, &c. is to dote.
§. 5. But yet this Knowledge and Will of God is transient or terminated Objectively, when it is not so Effectively. And so God is said to know things differently, as they differ; and to will things differently, as they are different objects: But this speaketh truly nothing New or various in God, but only a Relative and so denominative connotation of his simple essence, from these objects, whose diversity giveth divers names to Immutable, most simple Unity. Of this all Schoolmen (for substance) are agreed, however the Thomists, Scotists and Occamists differ about the notions of Ratio ratiocinata, formalitas, & denominatio extrinseca.
§. 6. II. If it be the operation of the second Causes, ex parte operanti•••n, and so of God by them, that we dispute of, the disputes would have ⟨p. 26⟩the easier decision. But this is denied by the Dominicans, and another Infusing Immediate operation is made the subject of these Controversies.
§. 6. II. If it be the operation of the second Causes, ex parte operanti•••n, and so of God by them, that we dispute of, the disputes would have ⟨p. 26⟩the easier decision. But this is denyed by the Dominicans, and another Infusing Immediate operation is made the subject of these Controversies.