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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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X. Quest. Whether any concurrence of moral evidence, at least such as Gospel Revelation hath, do truly amount to natural or certain evidence? De Rev. & Verisim.
Answ. This Question too I have plainly decided in the Reas. of Christian Relig. I now add. First, The name of moral evidence is here taken by those that use it, for that which dependeth on the credit of a voluntary Agent as such: And the name of natural evidence, signifieth that which dependeth on the nature of the Object in it self considered. But I somewhat doubt whether all that use the distinction do commonly understand the difference, or what they say.
Secondly, Note that the All or effect of a voluntary Agent, hath nevertheless a natural Evidence when it is done or existent. If I voluntarily speak or write or go, my Action is naturally evident to those that see and hear it, as present sensitive Witnesses of it. If I freely build a House, it is nevertheless naturally Evident when it is built: Al things existent in the universe were made by God as a free Agent, and yet are nevertheless naturally evident.
Thirdly, Every thing that is, when it is, (if corporeal) is naturally Evident to those that have their faculties in those conditions that are necessary, and have the object in its necessary magnitude, cognation, detection, site, distance, medium and abode.