A26921:569
Richard Baxter's dying thoughts upon Phil. I, 23 written for his own life and…
Richard Baxter's dying thoughts upon Phil. I, 23 written for his own life and the latter times of his corporal pains and weakness.
London: printed by Tho. Snowden for B. Simmons, 1683
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This resteth on a distinction of the Acts of Mans Will: Some of them are mutably free; and these give no certainty: Some of them are naturally and immutably necessary, and Man can do no otherwise, and these give even natural Infallible certainty: Such are, To love ones self, to love felicity; to hate torment and misery▪ &c. And to know that which is fully manifest to our sound Senses, &c.
This resteth on a distinction of the Acts of Mans Will: Some of them are mutably free; and these give no certainty: Some of them are naturally and immutably necessary, and Man can do no otherwise, and these give even natural Infallible certainty: Such are, To love ones self, to love fel•city; to hate torment and misery▪ &c. And to know that which is fully manifest to our sound Senses, &c.
When men of contrary Interests and temper, all confess the Truth of known things, about which their ⟨p. 267⟩Interests stand cross, it is a Physical evidence of Truth:
On this account mens agreement about Natural Notices is infallible.