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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. 1. Remember that here you confess that the Gospel is Grace, even to them that resist it. 2. God himself cannot be resisted immediately, where he worketh not immediately. 3. But where he doth so, he is said to be resisted; 1. Not by any repelling of his strength. 2. Much less by opposing a greater strength. 3. Nor by acting by any strength but what he giveth. 4. Not by causing any difficulty to him. 5. Not by frustrating any absolute will of his: But 1. Passively, by being ill disposed to the reception of that Grace which he offereth, and that operation which else might effect it. 2. And actively, by doing that which rendereth us yet more ill-disposed both naturally and morally by commerit. 3. As also in that we do that which is contrary to Gods actions in their tendency to the effect. When he moveth us to hear, read, meditate, pray, love, trust, &c. and we do the contrary; this may be called a resistance.
C. If God intend the effect, it will be done: but if he intend it not, how is he resisted in that which he never intended to do?
B. You know the Scripture speaketh not at these rates; but when men will set their silly wits against Gods Word, thus they will seem subtler than he: But it's but a dream. 1. God may be resisted when he intendeth not the effect: in that his Law is resisted, and with it that necessary measure of Grace, by which the effect might have been wrought. Though his Decree be not resisted, yet his Law and his Grace and help (which had a tendency to the effect, and a sufficiency on its part) may be resisted. 2. And he is ordinarily resisted in that which he doth both intend and do: For he seldom doth us any good without resistance, though he overcome. But he that overcometh resistance is resisted.
B. You know the Scripture speaketh not at these rates; but when men will set their silly wits against Gods Word, thus they will seem subtiler than he: But it's but a dream. 1. God may be resisted when he intendeth not the effect: in that his Law is resisted, and with it that necessary measure of Grace, by which the effect might have been wrought. Though his Decree be not resisted, yet his Law and his Grace and help (which had a tendency to the effect, and a sufficiency on its part) may be resisted. 2. And he is ordinarily resisted in that which he doth both intend and do: For he seldom doth us any good without resistance, though he overcome. But he that overcometh resistance is resisted.