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,…

C. I cannot answer what you have said for it: And when I read Dallaeus Apolog. and in him almost all ancient Writers, and late Churches for it, I dare not be so singular as Spanhemius and a few more of late in denying this Grace of God. Though I once thought that it had been Objective only, and with Amyrald I noted little more in the Controversy, than between the Objective and Subjective grace, as if there had been no other Efficient grace to come in question. But I am convinced, 1. that de facto there is a degree of Grace ad posse that leaveth men unexcusable, which is not effectual in the event: For I dare not say that I could never have sinned less, or done better than I did. 2. And that the same degree of the Spirits help is not sufficient to an utterly unprepared Soul, as to the prepared; or to cause a man to believe and love God above all, as may cause him to forbear some sin, or to use some means ¹for further Grace: Therefore such a thing as is called sufficient and universal Grace or help I do confess. But (by the way) if Christ be the universal Dispenser of this Grace, how reacheth it to those that know not Christ.

C. I cannot answer what you have said for it: And when I read Dallaeus Apolog. and in him almost all ancient Writers, and late Churches for it, I dare not be so singular as Spanhemius and a few more of late in denying this Grace of God. Though I once thought that it had been Objective only, and with Amyrald I noted little more in the Controversie, than between the Objective and Subjective grace, as if there had been no other Efficient grace to come in question. But I am convinced, 1. that de facto there is a degree of Grace ad posse that leaveth men unexcusable, which is not effectual in the event: For I dare not say that I could never have sinned less, or done better than I did. 2. And that the same degree of the Spirits help is not sufficient to an utterly unprepared Soul, as to the prepared; or to cause a man to believe and love God above all, as may cause him to forbear some sin, or to use some means ¹for further Grace: Therefore such a thing as is called sufficient and universal Grace or help I do confess. But (by the way) if Christ be the universal Dispenser of this Grace, how reacheth it to those that know not Christ.

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