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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.
I. Some Thomists hold that It is a Quality, not permanent, but by way of transient disposition with operation: Cabrera 3. p. q. 18. ar. 4. dub. 1. Conc. 4. n. 58. For it must be some Virtus, and that must be a Quality: Imperfect supernatural acts, as attrition, fear of hell, &c. are before habits, and have only such transient virtues or qualities, &c. II. Others hold contrarily that Gods motion is nothing besides his own will or essence and mans act, being simultaneous; Their reasons I omit.*
- *So Bradwardine and many others. And this would cut short most of our present Controversies if it would hold. Dr. Twice saith Vind. Grat. li. 2. p. 2. Crim. 3. c. 15. §. 9. p. 348. Probabile esse nullam motionem à Deo recipi in Voluntatem; sed quia Deus velit Voluntatem creaturae Veil aliquid, necesse est ut velit. Ratio haec est, cujus solutionem mihi expediat Arminianus aliquis: Sola Dei Voluntate factum est ut Mundus crearetur. Quis enim influxus Dei potest fingi praecedaneus qui occuparetur circa nihilum, &c.So Bradwardine and many others. And this would cut short most of our present Controversies if it would hold. Dr. Twisse saith Vind. Grat. li. 2. p. 2. Crim. 3. c. 15. §. 9. p. 348. Probabile esse nullam motionem à Deo recipi in Voluntatem; sed quia Deus velit Voluntatem creaturae Velle aliquid, necesse est ut velit. Ratio haec est, cujus solutionem mihi expediat Arminianus aliquis: Sola Dei Voluntate factum est ut Mundus crearetur. Quis enim influxus Dei potest fingi praecedaneus qui occuparetur circa nihilum, &c.
III. Others hold that Gods previous motion is somewhat received in second causes in order of nature before they operate: and when they are asked, What it is, they say, It is really the very operation of the second cause (e. g. man) it self, as it proceedeth from God—And so that Gods premotion and predetermination of our Will is not really distinct from the actual determination by which the will determineth it self, but is the same; The same act being of God and man. (So that they make this motion to be somewhat received before we act; and yet nothing but our act; which is absurd.)