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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.
As we know that Devils ⟨p. 159⟩do much on the wicked, so we know not how far he useth the Angels or superior Intelligences in operating on the Elect: And yet we will not go so far as Aristotle did, in ascribing to the primum mobile. But as God is said to write with his own Finger the Law on the two Tables, and yet that Law was delivered by Angels; and as God is said to appear and speak to Adam and many others, when yet it must needs be quid creatum, which Humane senses could see and hear; Even so we know not when God operateth on the Soul, what spiritual Ministry he may use. And now tell me again, what it is that you accuse them of, that you think turn Nature into Grace?
C. According to your explication I must mean nothing else, but that the name of Grace is given by them to Nature alone, with the natural operation is not gracious.
B. Wherein is it that they thus err? Instance in particulars.