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More reasons for the Christian religion and no reason against it, or, A second…
More reasons for the Christian religion and no reason against it, or, A second appendix to the Reasons of the Christian religion being I. an answer to a letter from an unknown person charging the Holy Scriptures with contradictions, II. some animadversions on a tractate De Veritate, written by ... Edward Herbert, Baron of Cherbury ... / by Richard Baxter.
London: printed for Nevil Simmons, 1672
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Thirdly, What if the Question be, Whether God be perfectly good? Cannot I be sure of it, till I can answer all ⟨p. 68⟩their Objections, who say [perfect goodness would make all things perfectly good: and would not let the world he in so much wickedness, nor so many tormenting Diseases to afflict us, nor the innocent Horse and Ox to be laboured, tired, tormented and killed by us at our pleasure, &c.]
Thirdly, What if the Question be, Whether God be perfectly good? Cannot I be sure of it, till I can answer all ⟨p. 68⟩their Objections, who say [perfect goodness would make all things perfectly good: and would not let the world he in so much wickedness, nor so many tormenting Diseases to afflict us, nor the innocent Horse and Oxe to be laboured, tired, tormented and killed by us at our pleasure, &c.]
Fourthly, What if the Question were, Whether God be Almighty? Cannot I know it, till I can answer them who say, that [He that cannot make an infinite world is not infinite in power? He that hath a will which men can violate; he that endureth all the sin in the world, which he hateth, and the ruin and misery of so many millions whom he loveth, is not Almighty?]
Fourthly, What if the Question were, Whether God be Almighty? Cannot I know it, till I can answer them who say, that [He that cannot make an infinite world is not infinite in power? He that hath a will which men can violate; he that indureth all the sin in the world, which he hateth, and the ruine and misery of so many millions whom he loveth, is not Almighty?]