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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.
B. Some of these are Decrees of common Grace, and not called Election by any that I know of, except, as some say, God chose Man and not Devils to have a Saviour. But all that I speak of are agreed with you, that Gods decreeing Will is his Essence, and that it is but one God or Will in the notion of Essence or Principle, or Act as it is merely Agentis: But they say, that if we distinguish not Gods Decrees by connotation of the various Effects or Objects, our Controversies are at an end. And I ask of you, Do not you distinguish them when you dispute of their Order, Priority and Posteriority?
B. Some of these are Decrees of common Grace, and not called Election by any that I know of, except, as some say, God chose Man and not Devils to have a Saviour. But all that I speak of are agreed with you, that Gods decreeing Will is his Essence, and that it is but one God or Will in the notion of Essence or Principle, or Act as it is meerly Agentis: But they say, that if we distinguish not Gods Decrees by connotation of the various Effects or Objects, our Controversies are at an end. And I ask of you, Do not you distinguish them when you dispute of their Order, Priority and Posteriority?
C. Yes: There is no Order without distinction.
B. Will you not distinguish Election from Reprobation?