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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 12 › Section 1: Of the Law or Covenant of Innocency made to Adam.
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. 1. The Law of Innocency contained a Precept and Prohibition, and a Retributive part to which Adam was bound to be a Voluntary Subject, and therefore to Consent (which will allow it the name of a Covenant.) But here the brief Narrative in the Scripture calleth to us to distinguish of things certain, and things uncertain (whoever assert them.)
§. 3. 1. The Preceptive part was revealed by Nature, or Supernaturally (by Voice, or Inspiration, or Vision, &c.) The former being Lex natura integrae, the Law of Entire Nature, though the Chief is least spoken of in Gen. because it is supposed legible in Nature it self.
§. 3. 1. The Preceptive part was revealed by Nature, or Supernaturally (by Voice, or Inspiration, or Vision, &c.) The former being Lex natura integrae, the Law of Intire Nature, though the Chief is least spoken of in Gen. because it is supposed legible in Nature it self.
§. 4. The Law of Nature, properly so called, is in esse Objectivo, that signification of God's Will concerning Man's Duty, which was discernible in the Universa rerum Natura in all God's Works; but principally in Mans own Nature, as related to God and all Persons, and Things about him.