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,…

the motions of natural power perverted by Vice, may be greater than them: And when they bring forth a contrary effect, are said to overcome them. 6. Therefore whether Grace be de facto resisted or not resisted, overcome or not overcome, is no matter of controversy, seeing the event doth decide the question. 7. Grace where it overcomes, is not properly said to overcome the mere physical Power or Act as such, but as perverted, and viciously used against God. 8. The power of sinning may be said to be overcome, when it doth not perform the presently-endeavoured act, but the contrary. 9. The Power may be said to be overcome, when it is destroyed, and is no longer a Power ad hoc. And so the natural power is never properly said to be overcome by Grace, but to be determined. 10. The vicious moral Power, which is but the evil habit or disposition, is always overcome by effectual Grace, as to that act where Grace prevaileth. But not always thereby overcome in it self as a habit, and destroyed; till the contrary habitual Grace destroy it. All this is past all Controversy on both sides: And if so, tell me what difference about the irresistibility of Grace remaineth.

the motions of natural power perverted by Vice, may be greater than them: And when they bring forth a contrary effect, are said to overcome them. 6. Therefore whether Grace be de facto resisted or not resisted, overcome or not overcome, is no matter of controversie, seeing the event doth decide the question. 7. Grace where it overcomes, is not properly said to overcome the meer physical Power or Act as such, but as perverted, and viciously used against God. 8. The power of sinning may be said to be overcome, when it doth not perform the presently-endeavoured act, but the contrary. 9. The Power may be said to be overcome, when it is destroyed, and is no longer a Power ad hoc. And so the natural power is never properly said to be overcome by Grace, but to be determined. 10. The vicious moral Power, which is but the evil habit or disposition, is always overcome by effectual Grace, as to that act where Grace prevaileth. But not always thereby overcome in it self as a habit, and destroyed; till the contrary habitual Grace destroy it. All this is past all Controversie on both sides: And if so, tell me what difference about the irresistibility of Grace remaineth.