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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.
545. As Subjection is the Root of Obedience, and all obedience Virtually, being A Consent to obey, and Love is the Root of benefits; so to forsake God simply as our Rector or our End, or our Owner, is Atheism practical, and all sin in one: But to violate only a particular precept de mediis, is but a particular sin.
546. God is the Cause of the Law which commandeth and forbiddeth, and God is the Cause of Nature, and Objects, and Action as Action: That therefore which he hath made mans part is to Love God and Holiness, and not to over-love the creature, nor to love it as our End or in his stead: and to do all that he commandeth, and not to do the particular acts about such particular objects as he forbiddeth.
547. The remote subject or relatum then of sin, is the person sinning; But the nearest is the Act, Omission or disposition; The fundamentum or ratio referendi is the said Acts, Omissions or dispositions, as such or such, about such or such objects, commanded or forbidden; which is a Relation; And the form of sin is the Moral Relation of Disobedience, or Disconformity to the Law. So that if you must needs have it in Logical notions, Sin is a Moral Relation, resulting from a Physical relation of Actions, Omissions or dispositions of Gods subjects, which are modified contrary to his Law.