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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. According to Dr. Twice's own rule and method, all that you can by that Order infer, is but this, that the infinite Creator first intended the pleasing and fulfilling of his own Free-will as his Ultimate end, and next decreed to produce all things as he produceth them to that end, and so is pleased in all things in their proper time and place; but further to bring all this Universe finally to perfection, and in that perfection his Glory or Image shall be perfect, in which he will finally be pleased: And the glorification of man is a little part of that Perfection. And what will this do to the promoting of your Opinions? But I further ask you, Is it not certain that God decreed to make all things in the Order in which he maketh them in time?
B. According to Dr. Twisse's own rule and method, all that you can by that Order infer, is but this, that the infinite Creator first intended the pleasing and fulfilling of his own Free-will as his Ultimate end, and next decreed to produce all things as he produceth them to that end, and so is pleased in all things in their proper time and place; but further to bring all this Universe finally to perfection, and in that perfection his Glory or Image shall be perfect, in which he will finally be pleased: And the glorification of man is a little part of that Perfection. And what will this do to the promoting of your Opinions? But I further ask you, Is it not certain that God decreed to make all things in the Order in which he maketh them in time?
C. Yes: If you speak of the Order of Execution.
B. And is not this Order of Execution needful to be observed?