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An end of doctrinal controversies which have lately troubled the churches
An end of doctrinal controversies which have lately troubled the churches by reconciling explication without much disputing. Written by Richard Baxter.
London: printed for John Salusbury, 1691
Chapter 7: Of God's Providence, and predetermining Premotion and Miracles.
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.
§. 2. In CREATION God Glorified his Three Essential Principles or Attributes: 1 His Omnipotency eminently in giving BEING to all things. 2. His Wisdom eminently in the ORDER and Composure of all▪ 3. His Love or Goodness eminently, in the GOODNESS and Welfare of all: For he made them Good, and then Rested: Yet so as that all these Attributes were glorified in each part of the Effect.
§. 2. In CREATION God Glorified his Three Essential Principles or Attributes: 1 His Omnipotency eminently in giving BEING to all things. 2. His Wisdom eminently in the ORDER and Composure of all▪ 3. His Love or Goodness eminently, in the GOODNESS and Wellfare of all: For he made them Good, and then Rested: Yet so as that all these Attributes were glorified in each part of the Effect.
§. 3. From hence a posteriore he is in the one Relation of CREATOR Related triply to the World, and specially to the Rational part: That is, 1. As the MAKER of things, (which is Creator in the narrow sense). 2. As ORDINATOR. 3. As BENEFACTOR. And thus he is the Author of NATURE.
§. 3. From hence a posteriore he is in the one Relation of CREATOR Related triply to the World, and specially to the Rational part: That is, 1. As the MAKER of things, (which is Creator in the narrow sence). 2. As ORDINATOR. 3. As BENEFACTOR. And thus he is the Author of NATURE.
§. 4. From this fundamental Relation of CREATOR, and the nature of the Creature made (and continued by Conservation, which is a continued Creation or Efficiency) there resulteth a threefold Right and further Relation to God. 1. A Jus Dominii, or Right of PROPRIETY, and so he is our OWNER, and may do with all things what he will, and must be the disposer of Events. 2. His Jus Imperii (including Doctrine) or Right of Government; which to things merely Natural is Natural Government, and to Moral Agents it is Moral Government, by Doctrine, Laws and Executions: And so he is our KING or RULER. 3. His Jus Amoris ut finis;