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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.
C. But this decreeing upon fore-sight of somewhat in man, maketh God to follow the Creature, and depend upon it.
B. It maketh him no way dependant at all: For the Creature neither causeth any Act of God, nor hindereth him from any thing which he would do. It is his own Will that this shall be the Order. But as to Gods Acts or Volitions following mans, 1. They no way follow mans but as Objects; which Objects in their natures and qualifications, relatively terminate, or by connotation denominate Gods Volitions. 2. And do you or any man deny that? Doth not Gods Knowledge Praeteritorum & Existentium suppose the preterition or existence of Objects. Doth not Gods complacential Volition of the holiness and glory of his Creatures, presuppose that holiness and glory? Doth not Gods hatred of past or existent sin presuppose it?
B. It maketh him no way dependant at all: For the Creature neither causeth any Act of God, nor hindreth him from any thing which he would do. It is his own Will that this shall be the Order. But as to Gods Acts or Volitions following mans, 1. They no way follow mans but as Objects; which Objects in their natures and qualifications, relatively terminate, or by connotation denominate Gods Volitions. 2. And do you or any man deny that? Doth not Gods Knowledge Praeteritorum & Existentium suppose the preterition or existence of Objects. Doth not Gods complacential Volition of the holiness and glory of his Creatures, presuppose that holiness and glory? Doth not Gods hatred of past or existent sin presuppose it?
C. But what can God fore see in man, till he first decree to cause it, or at least decree that it shall exist?