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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.
568. But here again note what I said even now, 1. That it is no more sign of finiteness in God, nor dishonour to him, to be a limited or Partial Cause, than to be no Cause, and limited totally by suspension of the whole act: And yet so he is as to all Possibles which he doth not make or move. 2. And that it is his own free will only that thus limiteth him; As it doth from giving all men more grace, &c. So that really here is matter of satisfaction.
569. Though he offend me by making God the Cause of sin, I will here cite the words of our Country-man, Holkot Quodl. lib. 2. qu. 1. [Est sententia omnium Theologorum quod Deus est Causa immediata omnis rei productae, sic quod omni creaturae agenti, sive sit Natura sive Voluntas, Deus coagit: & sic imaginandum est quod in omni actione creaturae qua aliquid producit, Deus & Creatura sunt duae causae Partials illius producti: Non sic imaginando quod Deus producit unam partem effectus, & creatura aliam, & ob hoc dicatur Causa partialis—sed ideo quia concurrunt in agendo vel causando—Unde tam causa universalis quam particularis dicitur communiter causa partialis: & ideo etiam Sol & Hom• sunt duae causae partials hominis generandi; & similiter Vir & Mulier: Quia ad hoc quod aliquid dicitur causa partialis sufficit quod sit tale quod propter ipsum & quoddam aliud vel quaedam alia res ponatur in esse, sit quod illis positis res est, & aliquo istorum ablato res non fiet.]
569. Though he offend me by making God the Cause of sin, I will here cite the words of our Countrey-man, Holkot Quodl. lib. 2. qu. 1. [Est sententia omnium Theologorum quod Deus est Causa immediata omnis rei productae, sic quod omni creaturae agenti, sive sit Natura sive Voluntas, Deus coagit: & sic imaginandum est quod in omni actione creaturae qua aliquid producit, Deus & Creatura sunt duae causae Partiales illius producti: Non sic imaginando quod Deus producit unam partem effectus, & creatura aliam, & ob hoc dicatur Causa partialis—sed ideo quia concurrunt in agendo vel causando—Unde tam causa universalis quam particularis dicitur communiter causa partialis: & ideo etiam Sol & Hom• sunt duae causae partiales hominis generandi; & similiter Vir & Mulier: Quia ad hoc quod aliquid dicitur causa partialis sufficit quod sit tale quod propter ipsum & quoddam aliud vel quaedam alia res ponatur in esse, sit quod illis positis res est, & aliquo istorum ablato res non fiet.]