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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.
297. Therefore it cannot be denied that there is in God a Negation of Volition: that is, that he willeth not some things which he Could Will. As to have made the World sooner, greater, with other sorts of creatures: to have made some men better, wiser, richer, &c. The exterior objects of Gods Will are finite, and contingent beings.
297. Therefore it cannot be denyed that there is in God a Negation of Volition: that is, that he willeth not some things which he Could Will. As to have made the World sooner, greater, with other sorts of creatures: to have made some men better, wiser, richer, &c. The exterior objects of Gods Will are finite, and contingent beings.
298. Therefore to ascribe to God a Negation of some Possible Volitions cannot be charged as making Gods Will to be Idle, or Neutral, or as any Imperfection: seeing it is but his free-negation of his own Act, through his perfection.
299. Nor can it be said, that hereby we make God Finite in that his Will is made Finite in Act, which is Himself. For his Will is Infinite as it is his Essence, and as it Acteth upon Himself; though as it acteth ad extra on finite temporary Creatures, it must needs be relatively, and connotatively as to the terminus denominated finite: which all must hold de re, that think not the World is Infinite. If the Sun were alone in Vacuo, it would be as Great as now it is, and as perfect: And yet as its beams are terminated on this or that recipient Creature, they are more limited.