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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.
XLVIII. To say that God is not able to make a Creature with power to determine any one Volition of its own, even as modified, comparate or circumstantiate, without his efficient physical predetermination aforesaid, sayeth more against Gods Omnipotency (though on pretence of a contradiction) than I dare say or think.
XLIX. Yet after all this I grant that if all proper free will and contingency be denied, and every act in the world (as comparate and circumstantiate) made as necessary by predetermination as the motions in a Clock, yet a certain Religion is consistent with it, and the Atheist that hence would nullify▪ all Religion absolutely, would raise false inferences from this principle. Much more persuaded am I, that many that hold it are very worthy holy persons, much better than I am or can hope here ⟨p. 87⟩to be, as not discerning the inconsistency of their opinions (as I said.)
XLIX. Yet after all this I grant that if all proper free will and contingency be denyed, and every act in the world (as comparate and circumstantiate) made as necessary by predetermination as the motions in a Clock, yet a certain Religion is consistent with it, and the Atheist that hence would nullifie▪ all Religion absolutely, would raise false inferences from this principle. Much more perswaded am I, that many that hold it are very worthy holy persons, much better than I am or can hope here ⟨p. 87⟩to be, as not discerning the inconsistency of their opinions (as I said.)