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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.
52. Gods Knowledge and Will effect nothing ad extra, but by and with his Active Power, as efficient.
53. Therefore Bradwardine and many other Schoolmen, do not congruously say, that Gods mere Volition without any Effective Power is all his Causing Influx: Unless they thrust two Conceptions into one word, and mean a powerful active Volition. For, 1. By the same reason that we must ascribe to God Intellection and Volition, we must also ascribe Active Power; These being three principles in his Image. 2. And in Man Mere Willing effects not. 3. And they that say God willeth ut eveniat peccatum ipso non efficiente, sed permittente, suppose that he willeth something ⟨p. 8⟩which he effecteth not. But against them in this Suarez and others have said enough.
53. Therefore Bradwardine and many other Schoolmen, do not congruously say, that Gods meer Volition without any Effective Power is all his Causing Influx: Unless they thrust two Conceptions into one word, and mean a powerful active Volition. For, 1. By the same reason that we must ascribe to God Intellection and Volition, we must also ascribe Active Power; These being three principles in his Image. 2. And in Man Meer Willing effects not. 3. And they that say God willeth ut eveniat peccatum ipso non efficiente, sed permittente, suppose that he willeth something ⟨p. 8⟩which he effecteth not. But against them in this Suarez and others have said enough.
54. Though Gods Nature have no Real Accidents, but simple essential perfection, yet Relations, or Relative Accidents are not to be denied of him. For indeed (as Ockam hath copiously proved)