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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.
4. Angels were differenced inter se by Gods will and their own: And we confess, that so far as sin made the difference, it was by their own will and not by Gods: But was he sure that no such difference is made since the fall among men? He will confess, that when Eve sinned before Adam, it was she that made the difference: And how can he prove, that it was not Cain who by sin first differenced himself from Abel? or the Prodigal, Luke 15. that by forsaking his Father, first differenced himself from his Brother? According to his own principles who holdeth falling away from Grace and Justification, doth not he that falleth away, difference himself from him that standeth? He can never prove, that now two men may not have equal help from God to go to Church, or read a good Book, and one do it, and the other go to the Tavern; or read a Play-book.
VIII. 1. God doth not so use man as his Instrument in good, but that he giveth the Instrument its proper aptitude and action as to the effect: And that which it is and doth may be spoken of it: To say a thing is good, is to praise it▪ and good must be called good; And to say that you were the Actor of Good and that Voluntarily, is to praise you. Therefore the Actor of good ex natura rei deserveth praise, seeing Truth must be spoken of all things.
VIII. 1. God doth not so use man as his Instrument in good, but that he giveth the Instrument its proper aptitude and action as to the effect: And that which it is and doth may be spoken of it: To say a thing is gud, is to praise it▪ and good must be called good; And to say that you were the Actor of Good and that Voluntarily, is to praise you. Therefore the Actor of good ex natura rei deserveth praise, seeing Truth must be spoken of all things.