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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. Pardon my impatience of Confusion. The chief cause, and the chief reason are not always the same. There is no question but God is the only and total Causa prima, from whom all the rest have all their power and force. But by the Reason of the existence is often meant, that which in discourse must be assigned proportionately in answer to the question, Why is one converted rather than another? supposing Gods Influx on them both: And this is oft the Receptive disposition as is said; for Reciptur ad modum recipientes.
C. Well; But the question recurreth what is the chief Cause and Reason that one, not another, hath that preparatory Receptivity.
B. The chief Cause is God why one hath it: The chief Cause why another hath it not, is himself, that is, the Moral deficient cause. The Ratio differendi I opened to you before. The most notable, if we suppose Gods Influx to be of it self universal and equal, is the Indisposition of the Sinner, whence he doth difference himself from those that God causeth to receive even preparing Grace. But the true Ratio effectus is from all the Causes conjunct.