A26883:2173
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.
§. 15. For what is that Grace whose efficacy you enquire of • Is it Gratia operans or operata? The efficient cause, or the effect? If it be Gods Gratia operans, it is either the Prime Cause or the second Causes. If it be the Prime Cause, it is Gods essence only; Even his Essential Power, 1Intellect and will. And is that the Question [Wherein consisteth the efficacy of Gods essence?] Why it consisteth in it self if you mean Aptitudinal efficacy; It is Gods essential Virtue. If you mean Actual efficiency, that speaketh the effect; of which more anon. So that about Gods essential efficacy there is no Controversy.
§. 15. For what is that Grace whose efficacy you enquire of • Is it Gratia operans or operata? The efficient cause, or the effect? If it be Gods Gratia operans, it is either the Prime Cause or the second Causes. If it be the Prime Cause, it is Gods essence only; Even his Essential Power, 1Intellect and will. And is that the Question [Wherein consisteth the efficacy of Gods essence?] Why it consisteth in it self if you mean Aptitudinal efficacy; It is Gods essential Virtue. If you mean Actual efficiency, that speaketh the effect; of which more anon. So that about Gods essential efficacy there is no Controversie.
- 1Vasquez. in 1 Tho. •••• 19. disp. 8c. p. 5• •••• [Voluntas libera De•, •••• essentia Divina significata per modum actus vitalis & affectus eliciti, cum revera sit ipsamet substantia Dei; includit tamen habitudinem etiam qúandam rationis ad res futuras, quae liber• Deo convenit, sient etiam res libere futurae sunt: Cum enim haec relatio consurgat ex fundamentis non necessaries, •••• ex rebus ipsis, & obj•••• futuri; ipsa etiam habitud re Deo convenit; non intrinsicè, sed extrinsec solum denomination; quam Deo convenire, & non conveire, on est absurdum. Ergo cum Velle liberam Dei non solum includat essentiam, sed cum tali respect, ti-s libera Volunt as poss Do adesse, & abbess, niil sequitur absurdi, quod divina simplicitati & immutabilitati repuget.] This little is all that they can tell us, what Gods free Volition of extrinsic effects is. And can you tell us any more? Bradwardine denying in God any executive power besides mere Volition (though he call him o nipotent antecedently to his self-knowledge and Volition) doth make Grace x parts D to be nothing but his Will, that we shall do the act, and be such and ch.