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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.
452. All the special grace which God giveth in Time, he decreed from Eternity to give: And though some decrees have special objects in esse cogni•• supposed, none of them have a proper exterior cause.
453. It is not possible that any Creature can have any good which is not a pure gift of God, however he may require of man Conditions of Reception, in the order of Collation. Therefore the Decree must needs be free.
453. It is not possible that any Creature can have any good which is not a pure gift of God, however he may require of man Conditions of Reception, in the order of Collation. Therefore the Decree must nee•s be free.
454. As to the question whether God elect men upon foresight of any good in them, enough is said before to answer it. If the question mean whether Gods Knowledge or Volition be first in themselves? I answer, neither; For nothing in him is before or after other. But if God might be spoken of as man, we must say that his Understanding is the first specifying principle, and the will the first quoad exercitium actus. And therefore that the Divine understanding represented to his will, the object i• its Eligibility. If the question be what is the objects represented eligibility in esse cognito vel Ideali, it is answered, 1. We must distinguish of the Divine Volitions called Elections by the divers effects: 1. (To pass by the rest) It is one thing to Elect to Glory, or Veil Glorificare; And here the object of Actual Glorification, is a persevering Saint: And you must distinguish Gods Volitions by his executions, or not at all (which you had rather.) 2. It is another thing to choose one to the first grace of faith or true Conversion. And here the object of the execution is, as is aforesaid, sometime one prepared by common grace (though without merit,) sometime one extraordinarily wicked: Look over what I said of the objects, and the question of foresight is answered, as far as it belongeth to our enquiry.