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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.
§. 38. And as to Free-will I further say, that we are far from holding that it is a state of man in which he is Above God, or Independent and as a God to himself, or that God is any way a defective or idle (as they call it) Spectator of mans sins, or free acts: But that this rank and state of free agents is Gods own wisely-chosen work in which he is delighted. And that he doth truly attain his ends in all.
§. 39. Therefore as Mr. Sterry magnifieth the harmony which a••seth from Moral Good and Evil as designed and necessitated by God, so we first admire the harmony which ariseth from Natural and free agents and their works; which must not be dishonoured and left out.
§. 40. And more than so, we doubt not but all Gods works are perfect, it being their perfection to be suited to his own will. And the difference between us and Mr. Sterry, Dr. Twice, &c. is not▪ Whether ⟨p. 117⟩God be Glorious in all his works, or they be perfect: For we say, that though mans sin be found upon Gods works, and that sin be none of his works, nor any means (properly so called) of Pleasing or Glorifying him, nor at all willed or caused by him, but hated and punished; yet he loseth none of his complacency or glory by it, but notwithstanding its malignity, shineth gloriously in the perfection of all his works.
§. 40. And more than so, we doubt not but all Gods works are perfect, it being their perfection to be suited to his own will. And the difference between us and Mr. Sterry, Dr. Twisse, &c. is not▪ Whether ⟨p. 117⟩