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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.
370. Dr. Twice who reduceth them to two, excludeth mans salvation from the Decree de fine, and thus enumerateth the decreed Means: 1[1. The Permission of sin (of which more anon.) 2. The gift of a Saviour. 3. The grace of Vocation, Faith, Repentance and Perseverance. 4. The Salvation of persevering penitent believers.] And so as to the ultimate end only [quod Prius est intentione, posterius est executione.] But that the order of execution only is to be observed among the Means.
370. Dr. Twisse who reduceth them to two, excludeth mans salvation from the Decree de fine, and thus enumerateth the decreed Means: 1[1. The Permission of sin (of which more anon.) 2. The gift of a Saviour. 3. The grace of Vocation, Faith, Repentance and Perseverance. 4. The Salvation of persevering penitent believers.] And so as to the ultimate end only [quod Prius est intentione, posterius est executione.] But that the order of execution only is to be observed among the Means.
- 1Twiss. in Vindic. Grat. ll. 3. Digres. 3. pag. Vol. minoris 52, 53.
371. The matter it self (or at least my thoughts of it) I shall open as plainly as I can with brevity. First premising that their own doctrine should take them off their confidence and contention about this order of intention. For, 1. They oft tell us that all Gods Decrees are eternal without any order of Time. And should we not then be afraid of boldness about any other order?