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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.
459. And though we would quarrel with no man about mere words, yet lest words deceive you I add, that as the word Reprobation seemeth to signify a positive Act, and yet a great part of the desertion of the Reprobates is by Gods preteritions and not-acting and privations; therefore it is not the whole series that the word Reprobation aptly expresseth, but only some particular Acts.
459. And though we would quarrel with no man about meer words, yet lest words deceive you I add, that as the word Reprobation seemeth to signifie a positive Act, and yet a great part of the desertion of the Reprobates is by Gods preteritions and not-acting and privations; therefore it is not the whole series that the word Reprobation aptly expresseth, but only some particular Acts.
460. The word Predestinate used Rom. 8. 29, 30. and Ephes. 1. 5. 11 Cor. 2. 5. (it's [Greek or Hebrew] though not spoken of persons) Act. 4. 28. (translated [fore-determined]) when applied to persons is ever taken in Scripture as an act of mercy: And the ancients Augustine, Prosper and Fulgentius use the words [Praedestinati & Praesoiti, the predestinate and the fore-known] as of late men use among us the words Elect and Reprobate.
460. The word Predestinate used Rom. 8. 29, 30. and Ephes. 1. 5. 1