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The reasons of the Christian religion the first part, of godliness, proving by natural…
The reasons of the Christian religion the first part, of godliness, proving by natural evidence the being of God ... : the second part, of Christianity, proving by evidence supernatural and natural, the certain truth of the Christian belief ... / by Richard Baxter ... ; also an appendix defending the soul's immortality against the Somatists or Epicureans and other pseudo-philosophers.
London: printed by R. White for Fran. Titon, 1667
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.
§. 3. I GOD hath de facto made Laws for Mankind: Therefore he is their Governor by Laws.
§. 3. I GOD hath de facto made Laws for Mankinde: Therefore he is their Governour by Laws.
The consequence is undeniable: The antecedent I further prove.
The consequence is undenyable: The antecedent I further prove.
§. 4. He that doth by authoritative constitution of Duty, oblige Man to obedience, doth make Laws for him, and Govern him by Laws: But God doth by authoritative Constitution of duty, oblige man to obedience: 1Therefore he maketh Laws for him, and ruleth him thereby.
- 1Rerum natura malè administrari non vult: & multorum dominatus & principatus non est utilis: unus ergo sit Princeps. Aristot. lib. • 11. Metaph. c. 10.