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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
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535. IV. It is certain that God often concurreth to the causing of the very same effect which sin also causeth; and so is as a concause of it with sin: And this effect is so near to the Act of sin, as that the sin it self is oft called by its name as if it were its nearest matter (which it is not.) And this is the occasion of the Great mistake of men in this case, that canno• distinguish. Of which more anon in the instances.
535. IV. It is certain that God often concurreth to the causing of the very same effect which sin also causeth; and so is as a concause of it with sin: And this effect is so near to the Act of sin, as that the sin it self is ost called by its name as if it were its nearest matter (which it is not.) And this is the occasion of the Great mistake of men in this case, that canno• distinguish. Of which more anon in the instances.
536. V. And it is certain, that God as the Governor of the World, doth do much good by the occasion of mens sin. But this is not to turn the sin it self into good.
536. V. And it is certain, that God as the Governour of the World, doth do much good by the occasion of mens sin. But this is not to turn the sin it self into good.
537. VI. And to these five operations of God, I add, as to his Volitions, that all this which he doth, he willeth or decreeth to do. And he hath no contrary will at all.