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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.
332. It is not the Will in it self that is a Law, nor doth any Immanent act oblige us, or constitute Duty: But it is Gods Will as signified. And therefore Lex aeterna is an improper speech.
333. Tilenus and others who think it fitter only to distinguish Quid Deus ipse vult facere, and Quid à nobis vult fieri, do but hide and not open the truth: For the terms seem to express the Event in both, and distinguish not of Event and Duty. Whereas if God Willed the Event of what he commandeth us, as he doth of what he effecteth, it would be done. And he doth also by his Absolute Decree, Will many things to be done by us, which his Law commandeth not. Such as are many mere Natural actions, quas à nobis vult fieri.
333. Tilenus and others who think it fitter only to distinguish Quid Deus ipse vult facere, and Quid à nobis vult fieri, do but hide and not open the truth: For the terms seem to express the Event in both, and distinguish not of Event and Duty. Whereas if God Willed the Event of what he commandeth us, as he doth of what he effecteth, it would be done. And he doth also by his Absolute Decree, Will many things to be done by us, which his Law commandeth not. Such as are many meer Natural actions, quas à nobis vult fieri.
334. Morality being but Modality and Relation of Natural Entities, the Acts or Habits themselves commanded and forbidden are quid Naturale in themselves considered, and so far are under Gods will de naturalibus; But it is only the Debitum or Jus that is constituted by his Legislative will.