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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.
316. The Schoolmens contention whether the Son be freely begotten, and the Holy Ghost freely proceed, ariseth from the ambiguity of the word [free;] which I will not trouble you with.
317. Yet all agree that Gods Volitions are all eternal, and therefore eternally necessary necessitate existentiae.
317. Yet all agree that Gods Volitions are all eternall, and therefore eternally necessary necessitate existentiae.
318. And some think it best to say that they are respectively to be called both Necessary and Free; Because Gods will chose that which his wisdom saw was Best, and he must necessarily choose the Best. But we must not be here too bold in our Conclusions.
319. VII. The distinction of an efficient and permissive Will is no better, nor other, than that of a Volition and no Volition. But to distinguish the Efficient and Permissive Act, implieth a falsehood, That Permission as such is an Act.