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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.
570. Further I desire that it may be specially noted, that God is our Creator in order of Nature before he is our Ruler; And that Nature is before Morality, (obedience or sin.) And that God as Creator first settled the order of Nature so, as that the Alteration of that Law or settled Order should not be ordinarily expected by us, though he can alter it: And therefore that man is man, and hath a Natural Power of Self-determination, and that God upholdeth him, and concurreth as an Universal Cause, belongeth to this fore-settled natural order, and is presupposed to moral determinations and specifications, either as from God or man.
570. Further I desire that it may be specially noted, that God is our Creator in order of Nature before he is our Ruler; And that Nature is before Morality, (obedience or sin.) And that God as Creator first setled the order of Nature so, as that the Alteration of that Law or setled Order should not be ordinarily expected by us, though he can alter it: And therefore that man is man, and hath a Natural Power of Self-determination, and that God upholdeth him, and concurreth as an Universal Cause, belongeth to this fore-setled natural order, and is presupposed to moral determinations and specifications, either as from God or man.
571. And note, that to Good Acts we have need of more Help from God, than this mere Natural Causality and Concurse. And therefore God affordeth us more accordingly; but not to all alike.
571. And note, that to Good Acts we have need of more Help from God, than this meer Natural Causality and Concurse. And therefore God affordeth us more accordingly; but not to all alike.
572. It is further objected, against this way, that our making Reprobation to Infidelity, Permission of sin, not-giving faith, &c. to be no Acts of God, cometh all to one as to mens sin and damnation; because man cannot believe, nor avoid sin, without those Acts of Grace which God withholdeth?