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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.
528. 3. Others say, as Camero, that the Intellect necessitateth the will, and the Objects and temptations necessitate the Intellect, and God causeth the Objects and Laws, and permitteth the Tempter.
529. 4. Others say, that God only as the Cause of Nature, 1. By Support and Concurse necessary to all agents, causeth the Act as an Act in general, 2. And giveth Power also to act or not act freely, 3. And as Governor of the World doth that which he knew men would make an occasion of their sin, 4. And also by his Providence causeth many effects, of which mens sins are also a cause, 5. And after bringeth good out of their evil: 6. But as to the sin it self he is no cause of it, either as sin or punishment, either of the form, or of the Act as morally specified, that is, as it is about this Forbidden object (or End) rather than another. And this opinion I take to be the undoubted truth.
529. 4. Others say, that God only as the Cause of Nature, 1. By Support and Concurse necessary to all agents, causeth the Act as an Act in general, 2. And giveth Power also to act or not act freely, 3. And as Governour of the World doth that which he knew men would make an occasion of their sin, 4. And also by his Providence causeth many effects, of which mens sins are also a cause, 5. And after bringeth good out of their evil: 6. But as to the sin it self he is no cause of it, either as sin or punishment, either of the form, or of the Act as morally specified, that is, as it is about this Forbidden object (or End) rather than another. And this opinion I take to be the undoubted truth.
530. Let it here be noted, 1. That the five things here granted are all certain truths, 2. And that they are as much as is necessary on Gods part, in respect to the events which we see; And unnecessaries are not to be asserted; 3. That they fully show God to be the perfect Governor of the World, and all therein; 4. And yet to be no Author of sin: Let us consider of the particulars.