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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.
§. 5. As to the third Question, Whether it be a Miracle *p 1. As a Miracle signifieth a wonder, a thing is wonderful either for the Rarity or for the Great appearance of Gods power in it. In the first respect, faith is not so Rare as to be a miracle: In the second, the Sun and Heavens are a greater wonder than faith.
- *Justificationem non esse proprie Miraculum, Vid. Malder. ib. p. 578. Et Br•anson. in 4. q. 8. Cor. 2. fol. 144. confessing it above the power of a Creature to justify us, but not properly a miracle.Justificationem non esse proprie Miraculum, Vid. Malder. ib. p. 578. Et Br•anson. in 4. q. 8. Cor. 2. fol. 144. confessing it above the power of a Creature to justifie us, but not properly a miracle.
2. But as a Miracle signifieth that which is done by second Causes, but unknown to us, and out of Gods ordinary way of working; so it is no miracle.
3. And as some men call that a Miracle which exceedeth the power of the second causes, so all things would be Miracles that God doth: For they are effects of his power as exceeding the power of second causes.