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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.
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.
2. God himself doth so often praise his servants, and promise to honour them that honour him, that to say no praise is due to them is to charge God with error.
3. To deny all Reward, and Merit as it signifieth Rewardableness, or Moral aptitude for Reward, is to deny the greatest part of the Scripture; to deny God to be our Rector, and so to be our God, to deny the whole frame of his Sapiential Government, and his glory therein, and so to deny his Laws, Judgement and Execution, Sin▪ Duty, Heaven and Hell.
3. To deny all Reward, and Merit as it signifieth Rewardableness, or Moral ptitude for Reward, is to deny the greatest part of the Scripture; to deny God to be our Rector, and so to be our God, to deny the whole frame of his Sapiential Government, and his glory therein, and so to deny his Laws, Judgement and Execution, Sin Duty, Heaven and Hell.