Catholic Theology Plain Pure Peaceable, Table of contents 1 – Title page 2
THE CONTENTS.
Sect. 1. WHAT Knowledge of God is here to be expected, Pag. 1.
Sect. 2. Of mans Soul as the Glaſs or Image in which God muſt be ſeen, p. 3.
Sect. 3. The ſeveral inadequate Conceptions which together make up the moſt exact and orderly Knowledge of God, p. 4.
Sect. 4. The Relations and Denominations of Gods Active Power, Knowledge and Will, as to the Creatures, p. 6.
Sect. 5. Of Futurity, and the pretended Eternal Cauſes of it, and Gods Knowledge of it, p. 8.
Sect. 6. Of the Co-exiſtence of the Creature with God in Eternity, and of Gods Knowledge of them as exiſtent, p. 13.
Sect. 7. Of the preſumptions and uncertainties of many Scholaſtick Diſputes about Gods Knowledge, which ſhould moderate our cenſures of Diſſenters in ſuch matters, and check our ſinful curioſity, p. 15.
Sect. 8. More of Gods knowing things future, and of Permiſſion of ſin, p. 24.
Sect. 9. Of Predetermination, Univerſal Cauſation, Humane Power, and the Nature of Liberty of Will: Diſtinguiſhed in a Table, p. 27.
Sect. 10. Of Natural and Moral Power and Impotency: Their difference, p. 36.
Sect. 11. More of the ſame; and Whether God bind man to Impoſſibilities? p. 39.
Sect. 12. Of Scientia Media, p. 42.
Sect. 13. Of the Will and Decrees of God in general. Their ſimplicity and diverſity, ſuppoſed priority and poſteriority. Of Negations, of Nolitions and Volitions of Negatives, &c. p. 45.
Sect. 14. Several diſtinctions of Gods Will explained, 1. Poſitive acts, and non-agency. 2. Poſitive and Negative as to the object. 3. Poſitive and Oppoſitive, Volitions and Nolitions. 4. Immanent and Tranſient. 5. Efficiently Tranſient and Objectively Tranſient. 6. Natural and Free. 7. Efficient and Permiſſive. 8. Beneplaciti & ſigni de eventu & de debito, Decretive and Legiſlative. Where the true nature of Laws is opened. 10. Abſolute and Conditional. 11. Effectual and uneffectual. 12. Antecedent and Conſequent, p. 49.
Sect. 15. Whether Gods Decrees muſt be ſaid to be diverſified and proved, according to the order of Intention, or Execution. Whether God do intendere finem? and what is his End. The Order and Objects opened, p. 57.
Sect. 16. What Election and Reprobation are? The order of the Decrees called Reprobation, and of the Objects: Of Negations of Decree, p. 66. An Additional Explication of Divine Nolitions, p. 76.
Sect. 17. Whether God Will, Decree or Cauſe Sin. Five Acts of God in and about Sin. What Sin is. Many wayes God can cauſe the ſame thing that the ſinner cauſeth, and ſo fulfil his Decrees, without Willing or Cauſing the Sin. Objections anſwered. God freely (not idlely or impotently) reſtraineth his own poſſible operations, ſometimes that he do not ſuch or ſuch an act at all, and ſometime that he do but ſo much towards it, and no more. Whether God be ever Cauſa partialis? p. 84.
Sect. 18. A Confutation of Dr. Twiſſes Digreſſ. 5. li. 2. ſect. 1. Vindic. Gratiae, where he aſſerteth that God Willeth the exiſtence of Sin, and that ſins are a medium ſua natura ſumme & unice conducibile to the Glorification of his Mercy and Juſtice, p. 92.
Sect. 19. The ſame Doctrine in Rutherford de Providentia confuted, Whether things be good, becauſe God willeth them, or willed by him becauſe good? reſolved. Whether there were eternal rationes boni & mali. Dr. Field vindicated, p. 106.
Sect. 20. The old Doctrine of Auguſtine, Proſper and Fulgentius, thought by ſome Jeſuits too rigid, but indeed Conciliatory, (for abſolute Election to Faith, and ſo to Salvation, and for no reprobating Decree, but only of Puniſhment for Sin foreſeen, but not decreed.) Proſper ad Cap. Gall. Sentent. tranſlated, p. 115.
Sect. 21. The ſumm of Proſpers Anſwer to Vincent. 16. Object. p. 118.
Sect. 22. Fulgentius words to the ſame ſenſe, p. 121.
Sect. 23. The healing Doctrine and Conceſſions of many called Calviniſts, of the Synod of Dort, Pet. Molinaeus, &c. p. 124.
Sect. 24. And of Petr. á Sancto Joſeph, Suarez, Ruiz, &c. on the other ſide, eſpecially Bellarmines at large, and others, p. 127.
ERRATA.
PART 1. pag. 10. l. 38. in marg. for Reaſon Being r. Relation being: p. 24. l. 25. r. thoſe Cauſes: l. 26. r. firſt Caſe: p. 27. l. 2. r. Of predetermination.
Reader, Pain and Greater buſineſs forbad me to gather the Errata: ſome are gathered by a Friend out of the firſt Book; many more I muſt leave to your ingenuity: I ſee in the Premonition p. 4. l. 22. for [Mr. W. [Mr. D.] l. 47. for [Armatus] [Annatus]. Alſo Dial. 11. p. 231. l. 30. r. [refuſe]: Dial. 13. p. 291. l. 13. for [not] r. [done].
Catholick Theologie: The Firſt BOOK. PACIFYING PRINCIPLES Collected from the common Notices of Nature, the certain Oracles of GOD in the Holy Scriptures, and the common Conſent of Chriſtians. For the RECONCILING OF THE CHURCH-DIVIDING and DESTROYING CONTROVERSIES, eſpecially about PREDESTINATION, PROVIDENCE, GRACE and FREE-WILL, REDEMPTION, JUSTIFICATION, FAITH, MERIT, WORKS, CERTAINTY OF SALVATION, PERSEVERANCE, and many others. In Three Parts.
I. Of Gods Nature, Knowledge, Decrees (and Providence about Sin, with Mans Free-will, as the Objects of the former.)
II. Of Gods GOVERNMENT and MORAL Works.
III. Of Gods Operations on Mans Soul.
By RICHARD BAXTER, An earneſt Deſirer of the UNITY, LOVE and PEACE of Chriſtians; For endeavouring of which, he expecteth with reſolved Patience, ſtill to undergo the Cenſures, Slanders and Cruelties, of IGNORANCE, PRIDE and MALICE from all that are poſſeſſed by the Wiſdom and Zeal, which are from beneath, Earthly, Senſual and Deviliſh, the Cauſes of Confuſion, and every evil work, James 3. 14, 15, 16.
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