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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. Let me hear your explication of it.
B. God doth not work like necessary agents to the utmost that he is able. His Wisdom hath diversified Creatures; and his Wisdom hath appointed (even in the works of Grace) a stablished order of second causes and means which he will use for the effect. And his Wisdom and Free will hath fixed a certain degree or proportion of his concourse, suitable, 1. To the nature of man; 2. And to the nature and use of all those means; 3. And to the effect as it is to be ordinarily accomplished: Even as in nature, he concurreth with all causes agreeably to their stablished nature and use. Now though Omnipotency cannot be overcome, yet the same creature that hath a certain stated proportion of natural activity, and Gods suitable concourse (e. g. to a healthful body which hath strong appetites), and also a congruous proportion of Gracious means, and concurse and helps of Grace, by which he can rule the foresaid appetite, may yet by neglect of that help, and by wilful indulging of that appetite, make the appetite stronger than his ordinary degree of help, and so overcome the Grace of God, though he overcome not Gods Omnipotence or Decrees. But there is yet another thing of great moment commonly overlooked.
B. God doth not work like necessary agents to the utmost that he is able. His Wisdome hath diversified Creatures; and his Wisdome hath appointed (even in the works of Grace) a stablished order of second causes and means which he will use for the effect. And his Wisdome and Free will hath fixed a certain degree or proportion of his concourse, suitable, 1. To the nature of man; 2. And to the nature and use of all those means; 3. And to the effect as it is to be ordinarily accomplished: Even as in nature, he concurreth with all causes agreeably to their stablished nature and use. Now though Omnipotency cannot be overcome, yet the same creature that hath a certain stated proportion of natural activity, and Gods suitable concourse (e. g. to a healthful body which hath strong appetites), and also a congruous proportion of Gracious means, and concurse and helps of Grace, by which he can rule the foresaid appetite, may yet by neglect of that help, and by wilful indulging of that appetite, make the appetite stronger than his ordinary degree of help, and so overcome the Grace of God, though he overcome not Gods Omnipotence or Decrees. But there is yet another thing of great moment commonly overlooked.