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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.
404. When they say, that it is the Glory of his Mercy and Justice, ⟨p. 62⟩1. They say but the same and need no other answer. 2. They speak very defectively: For it is to ascribe to God a defective Decree or Intention, which is not for the glory of all his revealed perfections: Doubtless whatever is materially the perfect means of glorifying God, must glorify his Greatness and Active Power or Life, his Wisdom and his Goodness, and therein his Veracity or fidelity, his Justice and his Holiness, his Benignity and mercy, his Immutability, Independency, &c. All this must be in the means it self.
404. When they say, that it is the Glory of his Mercy and Justice, ⟨p. 62⟩1. They say but the same and need no other answer. 2. They speak very defectively: For it is to ascribe to God a defective Decree or Intention, which is not for the glory of all his revealed perfections: Doubtless whatever is materially the perfect means of glorifying God, must glorifie his Greatness and Active Power or Life, his Wisdom and his Goodness, and therein his Veracity or fidelity, his Justice and his Holiness, his Benignity and mercy, his Immutability, Independency, &c. All this must be in the means it self.
405. If Mr. Perkins, Beza, Gilbie and many other good men had well considered this, they had never made the glorifying of Gods Mercy and Justice in the salvation of some and the damnation of others, Gods ultimate end; Thereby committing many palpable errours. 1. Making quid Creatum vel Creaturae to be formally or properly Gods end, which is but a Means. 2. Making one little parcel of that means, to be the end. 3. Inserting two acts or parts only of that which they themselves confess to be but Means. For what should the names of Salvation and Damnation do in the description of the end? Are they any part of the end? Why is not Redemption, Justification, Sanctification, Preservation, Resurrection, &c. as well put in? Is he not Glorified in them as well as in final salvation or damnation? Yea and in Creation and the frme of nature too? Yea why is not the glory of Angels, and all the world put in, as part of the same means to his end?