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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.
42. In all these instances we suppose the Things themselves not to have yet any Being: But speak of God as related to Imaginary beings, according to the common speech of men.
43. These therefore are not properly Transient Acts of God; because it is but Himself that is the object indeed, viz. His own Power, Wisdom and Will, though it be de creaturis in that which is called his Idea's.
44. It is usual with Divines to ascribe Idea's to the Divine Intellect, after the manner of men, against which I quarrel not, but am my self afraid of presumption.
45. From what is said, you may see, that the Common School distinction of all Gods Knowledge, into scientia simplicis Intelligentiae, & purae Visionis, is not accurate, and the terms are too arbitrary and dark to notify the thing intended; and that the scientia media added doth not mend the matter: And that a fitter distinction is plain and obvious.