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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. I confess your explication of Gods End and Intention seemeth to be most agreeable to the Principles of Theology.
B. And do you think that it is wise and Christian-like dealing to fill the Church with Contentions, and make others odious to the people, about the Order of Gods Decrees secundum intentionem, while men know not whether God do Intendere finem or not? or what his End is? or what his Intention is? or while they mistake all? Will you make as many fines operantis and Intentions in God, as there are fines operis, and as the means or Creatures are made for one another as an End? or will you assign to God one End alone?
C. You know that in that our Divines do differ. Some that write of the Order of the Decrees, make Gods Glory the end of Salvation and Damnation, and these the end of Grace and permitted Sin, and these the end of Creation, &c. But Dr. Twice writeth against them (even Perkins and Beza, &c.) maintaining that God hath but two Decrees; one de fine, and the other de mediis; and that his End is but one.
C. You know that in that our Divines do differ. Some that write of the Order of the Decrees, make Gods Glory the end of Salvation and Damnation, and these the end of Grace and permitted Sin, and these the end of Creation, &c. But Dr. Twisse writeth against them (even Perkins and Beza, &c.) maintaining that God hath but two Decrees; one de fine, and the other de mediis; and that his End is but one.