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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.
But if men will go further with us, and give us as many distinctions of Gods Grace as Alvarez doth, and tell us that besides God himself, one of them (simultaneous operation) is nothing but mans act; and another (previous motion) is somewhat else, but no man knoweth what, but may be named [motio Virtuosa] though it be neither God nor a quality nor a humane act; And then will dispute how much of this [some thing] this motio virtuosa, will serve to such an effect, and how much to another, and how and by what reason it is efficacious; and will build on his assertions such a system of consequents, as shall make up the doctrines of a sect or party, which shall set up with this stock to militate against the Love and unity of Christians: this is the course that I oppugn.
But if men will go further with us, and give us as many distinctions of Gods Grace as Alvarez doth, and tell us that besides God himself, one of them (simultaneous operation) is nothing but mans act; and another (previous motion) is somewhat else, but no man knoweth what, but may be named [motio Virtuosa] though it be neither God nor a quality nor a humane act; And then will dispute how much of this [some thing] this motio virtuosa, will serve to such an effect, and how much to another, and how and by what reason it is efficacious; and will build on his assertions such a systeme of consequents, as shall make up the doctrines of a sect or party, which shall set up with this stock to militate against the Love and unity of Christians: this is the course that I oppugn.
Once more, Let the Reader note that the ways of reconciling Grace and Free-will, as Alvarez mentioneth them, are these four.
Once more, Let the Reader note that the waies of reconciling Grace and Free-will, as Alvarez mentioneth them, are these four.