A27050:1374
A treatise of episcopacy confuting by Scripture, reason, and the churches testimony that sort…
A treatise of episcopacy confuting by Scripture, reason, and the churches testimony that sort of diocesan churches, prelacy and government, which casteth out the primitive church-species, episcopacy, ministry and discipline and confoundeth the Christian world by corruption, usurpation, schism and persecution : meditated in the year 1640, when the et cætera oath was imposed : written 1671 and cast by : published 1680 by the importunity of our superiors, who demand the reasons of our nonconformity / by Richard Baxter.A treatise of episcopacy confuting by Scripture, reason, and the churches testimony that sort of diocesan churches, prelacy and government, which casteth out the primitive church-species, episcopacy, ministry and discipline and confoundeth the Christian world by corruption, usurpation, schism and persecution : meditated in the year 1640, when the et cætera oath was imposed : written 1671 and cast by : published 1680 by the importunity of our superiours, who demand the reasons of our nonconformity / by Richard Baxter.
London: printed for Nevil Simmons, 1681
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.
But remote ends may be the same in Acts, (and so in Offices) of the same species; It proving but a Generical agreement (which yet may be in specie subalterna.) All humane Acts should have the same ultimate end, that is, The pleasing of God in the resplendency of his Glory, and the felicity of man. Yet this maketh them not all of the same infimae speciei. All Government intendeth the common good; and yet there are different species of Government. All Church Government is for the good of the Church, and for the killing of sin, and the promoting of faith and holiness: And yet there are different species of Church Governors.
But remote ends may be the same in Acts, (and so in Offices) of the same species; It proving but a Generical agreement (which yet may be in specie subalterna.) All humane Acts should have the same ultimate end, that is, The pleasing of God in the resplendency of his Glory, and the felicity of man. Yet this maketh them not all of the same infimae speciei. All Government intendeth the common good; and yet there are different species of Government. All Church Government is for the good of the Church, and for the killing of sin, and the promoting of faith and holiness: And yet there are different species of Church Governours.
But besides the Object and End, (which all agree to) there are by Schoolmen and Casuists, said to be circumstances, which may also specify Moral acts. The1 seven named by Cicero in Rhetor. are, Quis, Quid, Ubi, Quibus auxiliis, Cur, Quomodo, Quando: And Aquinas and others tell us that these circumstances communicate special Goodness or evil to actions. Vid. P. Soto in relect. 5. in fine de bonit. & mal. act. Greg. de Valent. tom. 2. qu. 13. puncto 4. Jos. Angles in Florib. 2. sent. d. 37. q. 3. a. 5. p. 2.
But besides the Object and End, (which all agree to) there are by Schoolmen and Casuists, said to be circumstances, which may also specifie Moral acts. The1