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,…

And therefore (whatever some think of the fatum Stoieorum) the Light of Nature taught almost all the Philosophers in the World, the Freedom of mans will, and the morality there founded: of which Grotius hath collected so full a Volume of testimonies in his Book entituled De fato, that it shall save me the labour of transcribing any.

And therefore (whatever some think of the fatum Stoieorum) the Light of Nature taught almost all the Philosophers in the World, the Freedom of mans will, and the morality there founded: of which Groti•s hath collected so full a Volume of testimonies in his Book entituled De fato, that it shall save me the labour of transcribing any.

Yet though I think Christianity inconsistent with their opinion, I doubt not but many of the Predeterminants are good Christians, and excellently learned and acute Divines, as not apprehending the inconsistency of their own thoughts: And I confess that there is a Religion consistent with their fundamental error, which I shall therefore put into the Scheme, lest any think that none but Hobbes hath made the right deductions from it.

And remember, that I charge them not to say all the words which I here lay down, but only that the reason why I my self do above all others shun their principles, is because I take this following to be the true sense and complexion of them, which I must also believe, if I do believe them: And ⟨p. 81⟩I suppose the Reader to be acquainted with their own words, and to have their Books at hand.^*

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