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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.
325. Gods Voluntas signi & Been-placiti are never contrary properly taken: Nor doth he give us any false signs of his Will; And therefore his word is always true: But there are many things which ignorance mis-judgeth to be a sign of some Divine Volition, which they signify not; and some dark signs which are not easily understood. If men mistake Gods works or word, the sign was not false, but their exposition of it. But of this next.
325. Gods Voluntas signi & Bene-placiti are never contrary properly taken: Nor doth he give us any false signs of his Will; And therefore his word is alwayes true: But there are many things which ignorance mis-judgeth to be a sign of some Divine Volition, which they signifie not; and some dark signes which are not easily understood. If men mistake Gods works or word, the sign was not false, but their exposition of it. But of this next.
326. IX. Dr. Twice useth instead of this the distinction of Volunta• Beneplaciti & Praecepti. His sense is Right, but the terms are too narrow. 1T•e true Distinction is of Gods Will of Natural Things and Events as such, and his Will de Debito vel Jure as such: His will as it is the Fountain of Nature, and as it is the fountain of Morality or Right: O• his Will of Natural Events and his Law.
326. IX. Dr. Twisse useth instead of this the distinction of Volunta• Beneplaciti & Praecepti. His sence is Right, but the terms are too narrow. 1T•e true Distinction is of Gods Will of Natural Things and Events as such, and his Will de Debito vel Jure as such: His will as it is the Fountain of Nature, and as it is the fountain of Morality or Right: O his Will of Natural Events and his Law.