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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.
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. 11 Cor. 2. 5. (it's 〈non-Latin alphabet〉 though not spoken of persons) Act. 4. 28. (translated [fore-determined]) when applyed 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.
- 1The presumption of the Schoolmen in defining the Act of predestination is tremendous: See Ruiz de provid. disp. 3. sect. 9. ad 11. who concludeth that Predestination is an Act of Gods Intellect, and a Practical act, and is Actus affirmans D•i volitionem libere decern•nt•m de finibus rerum & mediis, &c. q. d. Volo Petrum beatificare & per talia media, &c. It is not this will, but the knowledge of it.