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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.
7. Seeing there is no difference, on Gods part (as they all conclude,) Resistible grace and irresistible, sufficient and effectual, can have no difference, but in the very effect or event, and the connotation of mans Power or impotency to the contrary. I know (as I have said) that not only the Dominicans and Calvinists, but Suarez and other Jesuits, say that Effectual Grace is such ex parte principii as is forcibler for faith as the effect. But they contradict themselves, who confidently say, that besides that effect, it is nothing but Gods essence which hath no degrees or real differences. And mans power of Resistance and frustration is none as to Gods will and essence, but only as to the effect; When he could have done otherwise.
8. The same Vanity they declare in the question, Whether the same degree of Divine Grace, help, or operation, would Convert one man as doth another, or would Convert as doth not Convert. When they are agreed that the effect is not the same; and that the cause hath no degrees of difference.
9. And though it's past mans understanding to comprehend how all the various effects in the world should be produced without the least diversity in the Cause (Will or Action) ex parte agentis, and that Veil salvare Petrum, & veil damnare Judam, should be perfectly the same Volition ex parte Volentis; yet it is the liker to be true because man cannot comprehend it; as long as he hath no evidence to prove that it is not true. For God is incomprehensible.
9. And though it's past mans understanding to comprehend how all the various effects in the world should be produced without the least diversity in the Cause (Will or Action) ex parte agentis, and that Velle salvare Petrum, & velle damnare Judam, should be perfectly the same Volition ex parte Volentis; yet it is the liker to be true because man cannot comprehend it; as long as he hath no evidence to prove that it is not true. For God is incomprehensible.