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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.
SECT. XV. Of the Order of Gods Decrees by way of Intention and Execution.
362. There is no part of this Controversy more contentiously and I fear presumptuously and too audaciously handled, than this of the Intentional order of Gods Decrees. Of which many have said much, but no man hath laid so great a stress on it as those two very good men Dr. Twice and his follower Samuel Rutherford. *But on this supposition we have had many very bold Schemes of Gods Intentional Decrees given us; of which you may see some in worthy. Mr. Perkins Golden Chain, and in Beza, and out of him in English his Tractate published with Mr. Gilbie's of Predestination, and in Piscator, and others.
362. THere is no part of this Controversie more contentiously and I fear presumptuously and too audaciously handled, than this of the Intentional order of Gods Decrees. Of which many have said much, but no man hath laid so great a stress on it as those two very good men Dr. Twisse and his follower Samuel Rutherford. *But on this supposition we have had many very bold Schemes of Gods Intentional Decrees given us; of which you may see some in worthy. Mr. Perkins Golden Chain, and in Beza, and out of him in English his Tractate published with Mr. Gilbies of Predestination, and in Piscator, and others.
- *Scotus's order is elsewhere recited: Take Vasquez's as in 1. Tho. q. 23. a. 3. d. 95. c. 6. Both of the adult and infants: [1. Praeviderit Deus omnes in Massa perditionis peccato obnoxios propter transgressionem Adami: 2. Hoc non obstante, voluit primaria voluntate ex seipso quosdam parvulos & omnes adultos ad beatitudinem pervenire, & ad hoc media sufficientia concesserit, quamvis efficacia & congrua negaverit; non intentione excludendi •os à regno, sed ostendendi divitias suas in vasa misericordiae. 3. Ut viderit os in pica. orig. aut actually decedere, & 4. Ob id efficaciter decreverit ipsos expellere à beatitudine, & adultos ad poenam ignis destinaverit, ex quo quarto instanti incipit Reprobatio eorum à gloria. Circa alios vero parvulos quibus non concessit posse applicari remedia, Ordo in divina praescientia & eorum reprobatio à negatione gratiae incipit.] Would you not think that he took all these for distinct thoughts in God? when he meaneth no real diversity at all.