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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.
484. 6. Positive Nolitions of Evil do seem in man to come from the Imperfection of his created nature; As being Passive, and Capable of, or obnoxious to evil, or in danger of it, and so needeth defence against it, and his Nolitions are the defensive and depulsive principle. And though we must speak of God according to our mode, we must say nothing needlessly which importeth weakness or passiveness or danger in him.
484. 6. Positive Nolitions of Evil do seem in man to come from the Imperfection of his created nature; As being Passive, and Capable of, or obnoxious to evil, or in danger of it, and so needeth defence against it, and his Nolitions are the defensive and depulsive principle. And though we must speak of God according to our mode, we must say nothing needlesly which importeth weakness or passiveness or danger in him.
485. *They that are against this, are moved with a fear, lest we make God an Idle Spectator, and not the Governor of the World. But they consider not, 1. That the suspension of his Powerful Operation inferreth no such thing: God is not Idle, because he Causeth not, or maketh not infinite Nothings (or possibles to exist:) Not is he the less Governor of the World: And yet Idleness and Government are words that more directly signifie non-operation and operation, than any mere Volitions or Nolitions. Men may thrust out words, but no rational answer against this argument.
485. *They that are against this, are moved with a fear, lest we make God an Idle Spectator, and not the Governour of the World. But they consider not, 1. That the suspension of his Powerful Operation inferreth no such thing: God is not Idle, because he Causeth not, or maketh not infinite Nothings (or possibles to exist:) Not is he the less Governour of the World: And yet Idleness and Government are words that more directly signifie non-operation and operation, than any meer Volitions or Nolitions. Men may thrust out words, but no rational answer against this argument.