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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.
30. The particular Attributes, analogical as to Creatures, Comparate, Relative and Negative, are very many: But yet in Order to be conceived of, and not confusedly; which elsewhere I offer to the Readers view.
31. VI. Gods Causal Relations to his Creatures, are in General those named by S. Paul, Rom. 11. 36. OF HIM and THROUGH HIM and TO HIM are all things. And he is, 1. The first EFFICIENT, 2. The supreme DIRIGENT, 3. The Ultimate FINAL Cause of all things.
31. VI. Gods Causal Relations to his Creatures, are in General those named by S. Paul, Rom. 11. 36. OF HIM and THROUGH HIM and TO HIM are all things. And he is, 1. The first EFFICIENT, 2. The supream DIRIGENT, 3. The Ultimate FINAL Cause of all things.
32. Gods EFFICIENCY is terminated, 1. On the Things in their Being, 2. In their Action and Operation. 1. And in the first respect he is the Cause, 1. Of their Existing Essence, 2. Of their Order, 3. Of their Goodness or Perfection: And so he is, 1. The CREATOR, and Conserver, 2. The ORDINATOR, 3. The BENEFACTOR of all the world.