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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.
§. 26. The foresaid Impulse or first effect, is only the work of God (and the means) and not ours: But the Act of Faith, Love, &c. is Gods work and ours; and ours as Free-agents. Therefore that Impulse of God which is Aptitudinally efficacious on supposition of mans due reception and self-excitation, is oft not Actually effectual for want of that Voluntary Reception and self-excitation.
§. 27. As to the various effects of Grace fore-mentioned, 1. As to the preparation of Means and Gracious medicine (Christ, the Covenant, &c.) Grace is efficient of it self, and doth it.
2. As to the first Impulse or Impress on the soul, God certainly effecteth it, in some degree, wherever his spirit worketh on the soul.
3. Some Urgency, and some degree of disposition to the act, is constantly contained in this Impulse. And usually it giveth a moral power to the Immediate Act-required.