in Contru1íty Até'ß ilebemption. 6 t general fenfe though not the general difcourfe of men. Chap. IV. As the SickPerfon that defired his Phy(ician to remove Li-.,r._, his Fever, but not his third, which made his drink very pleating tohim : So Man in his fenfual Efatewould fain be freed from the &Jivations of ConCcience, but he cherilhes tholecarnal defires, whichgive a high tafle Inter cæcera to °Yjec`ls fuitable to them. From hence it appears, Mortal;tatis PP ' :c en that though in the corrupt Nature there is no liberty ho m ft, erean. of indifference togood and evil, yet there is a liberty d rorfasa of delight in evil; and though the Will in its natural mor. senec. capacity may choofegood,yet 'tis morallydetermin'd by its love toevil. In fhort, There is fo much power notto fin as is fuffici- +Quod furgere ent to fin that is, that the forbidden action be free Anima per re and fo become a Sin. Which ftrange combination of 9üæ Peife ca- Liberty and Neceílìty is excellently exprel} bySt. Ber- dire potuit, Hard, * "That the Soul which fell by its own choice,. voluntas in can't recover it Pelf, is from the corruption of the corruptè cor- "Will, which overcome by the vitious love of the porisvirioro " Body, ejects the love of Psi hteoufhefs fo that in amore Jan_ ) g gueCcens, & " a manner as ftrangeas evil, the Will beingcorrupted iacens, amo- " with Sin makes a necefiìty to it felt , non yet fo that rem ¡ußiti adatittit: "the neceffity being voluntary, loth not excufe the Ita nercio quo " Will, nor the Will being pleafantly and powerfully tamp, edimi- " allur'd exclude Necefiity. The Law therefore re- t;5; voJuntas,. mainsin its full force, and God is righteous in the corn- peccato qui- manding and condemning Sinners. From all that bath de mcnd been difeours'd 'tis evident, how impofiibleit is for . cefi tatem fa- corrupt man to recover his loft Holinefs For there Cif,was e a :c are only two Motives to induce the reafonableCreature voJuntc:.ria ri, to leek after it. excufa e 'ale- at t. Its Beauty and Lovelinefs.. nec:voJuntas 2. The Reward that attends it. And both thefe Ar- cùm lit iIiettaa. ne- gury ent.c are ineffec}ual towork upon him., cffudeáíìtatenim,. a,. The Beauty ofFlolinefr, which excels all other created
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