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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.
SECT. XIV. Whether the giving of faith be an Act of Omnipotency? and a proper Creation? and a Miracle?
§. 1. The Reader must pardon me for troubling him with such frivolous questions about names, seeing unhappy Theologues have made it necessary. An Act of Omnipotency hath several senses1:
§. 1. THe Reader must pardon me for troubling him with such frivolous questions about names, seeing unhappy Theologues have made it necessary. An Act of Omnipotency hath several senses1:
- 1Creation is an ambiguous word: Pet. de Alliaeo in 4. q. 1. G. telleth us of four Ordinary senses of the word, 1. Facere aliquod esse post non esse: 2. Facere aliquid esse post non esse ab illo agente quod potest hoc sine causali influxu materiae vel subjecti. 3. Facere aliquid esse post non esse, sire concursu causali seu influru materiae vel subjecti sine subjecto praesupposito ex quo illud fiat. 4. Facere aliquid esse post no• esse absque agente see solo causante, & sine concursu alterius causae efficient. Malderus 1. 2. qu. 113. a. 9. p. 578. ex Tho. & August. Justificatio impii est maximum opus Dei. Secundum quantitatem tam magnum est Angelos justos c•eare: sed secundum quantitatem proportionis majus est impios justificare—quia major est di•properti impii ad gratiam quam justi ad gloriam; sicut ex plebeio creare ducem quam ex duce regem. Aug. Tr. 72. in Joh. Justis create & impios justificare, aequalis potentiae, hoc autem major is misericordiae est.Creation is an ambiguous word: Pet. de Alliaeo in 4. q. 1. G. telleth us of four Ordinary senses of the word, 1. Facere aliquod esse post non esse: 2. Facere aliquid esse post non esse ab illo agente quod potest hoc sine causali influxu materiae vel subjecti. 3. Facere aliquid esse post non esse, sire concursu causali seu influru materiae vel subjecti sine subjecto praesupposito ex quo illud fiat. 4. Facere aliquid esse post no esse absque agente se solo causante, & sine concursu alterius causae efficient. Malderus 1. 2. qu. 113. a. 9. p. 578. ex Tho. & August. Justificatio impii est maximum opus Dei. Secundum quantitatem tam magnum est Angelos justos ceare: sed secundum quantitatem proportionis majus est impios justificare—quia major est diproperti impii ad gratiam quam justi ad gloriam; sicut ex plebeio creare ducem quam ex duce regem. Aug. Tr. 72. in Joh. Justis create & impios justificare, aequalis potentiae, hoc autem major is misericordiae est.