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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.
463. The Grand difficulty that occasioneth all our Controversies herein is, How to discern that God is the Author of all our Good, and yet not the Author of Sin, nor of Damnation saving for sin. And both parties are very desirous to hold and see that both these are true: Nay, both believe them: But they differ only in the way and method of manifesting it.
464. There are three opinions about Reprobation: 1. One is, that •od Positively decreed from eternity to glorify his Justice in the damnation of the most, and to that end to occasion and permit their hardening and unbelief: so that Reprobation is Positive both as to the Act and Object. 2. The other is the opinion of the Synod of Dort (as expressed) defended at large by Davenant and many others, that Reprobation is Gods Positive Decree not to give saith and and repentance to the same men, and to damn them for impenitence and infidelity: and so is Positive quoad Actum, but Negative quoad Objectum, (as to the first part, not giving faith.) 3. The third is the Opinion of subtle Scotus and his followers, that in primo instanti Reprobation is Negative quoad Actum & Objectum; 1that is, It is no Act of God at all, but only a Non-election or preterition: which is I suppose the meaning of Dr. Sterne of Dublin College, who hath written a Latin Tractate maintaining that God Reprobateth none, that is, by any Act.
464. There are three opinions about Reprobation: 1. One is, that •od Positively decreed from eternity to glorifie his Justice in the damnation of the most, and to that end to occasion and permit their hardning and unbelief: so that Reprobation is Positive both as to the Act and Object. 2. The other is the opinion of the Synod of Dort (as expressed) defended at large by Davenant and many others, that Reprobation is Gods Positive Decree not to give saith and and repentance to the same men, and to damn them for impenitence and infidelity: and so is Positive quoad Actum, but Negative quoad Objectum, (as to the first part, not giving faith.) 3. The third is the Opinion of subtile Scotus and his followers, that in primo instanti Reprobation is Negative quoad Actum & Objectum;