Of Freeewill. 83 of holy living, and tpecial laving acts, and the omifiìon of this or that commanded a&. 2. And I hope I may advife you to diftingui(h between, a. A con- ftrained Neceflity againft our Will , and a voluntary Neceffity , of difeafed vicious inclination. 2..And betweena neceffity infenfucompo- fito and infenfu divifö. 3. Andbetween anuncurable and a curable ne ceffity. And then I anfwer. I. Wéhold that anungodly man by his Original and fupéradded pra- vity, is fo ftrongly and fixedly inclined toa fenfual ungodly life, . that in fenfu carnpofto, while he is fuch, he will certainly live fuch a life in the main courCe of it. And do not you think fo too ? I pray you tell me? A. "itis an idle gtieflion: For that is but neceffitas exiftentin. He " that is ungodly is neceffarilyungodly while.he isfo. B. Il. VVe hold moreover that thefame man will certainly, all that time , omit the prevalent love of God and all acts proper to the $odly. A. " That's but thefame : elf hewere agodllyman, B. III. VVehold alío that yet this man may forbear many a&s offin, anddo many things commanded : and fo is not under a vicious neceffity of committing a/I sin, or omitting all Duty. IV. VVehold allo that his vicious neceflity.of difpofition is curable, andnot remedilefsand defperate. V. VVe hold altothat it is not curable without Gods fairing fan&í- fying Grace, proportioned tohis difeafe or pravity. VI. VVe holdallo that Godhath.appointed everymancertain Duties and Means to beufed in order to hiscure. VII. VVe hold that he giveth muchoutward help, and force inward commoner Grace antecedent.ufually to fan&ifyingGrace,by whichmuch of thefe Duties and Means may be ufed. VIII. And we hold that God appointeth nomeans in vain, norcorn- mandeth any unprofitable Duty,orwhich man hath not fufficient encou- ragementto ufe, with hope of fuccefs, and is not unexcufeableelf he negle&. Do youdiffer from min anyof this? Or is there any thingmore that we mutt have to be capable of your love and concord ? A. " Though 'granted you a neceffitas exiftentim, that a wicked mans " life whilefuch be wicked in the main, (for thatis but to fay that a wicked cad Leftymar Phyeros ó, "man is a wicked man) , yet Igrant you not a neceffitas effe&i, as if his lentatie b eraan s per ¡e u [Peítate5 eat tatnen ¡rt- pravity made his wicked life unavoidable or neceffäry as a necefhating perat, T ¡peuentar cup, Close. cesates qee eminent. B. His wicked life is confiderable, a. Astohis inward a&ings, or to anxit ótnon post ¡pecinm his outward : 2. As to the immediateor next A&s, and as to theremote, reduci natreralit inclina- 3. And the neceffity is voluntaryorinvoluntary. And fo I fay, doDrumtoper'meuia doini ,s. Be is under no naturalor involuntarynecefsity 5 but under a * vi á edere mygerpaf ehdetp he cious inclination or habit, which will produce force effe&s certainly; and spurtet ad ¡alnrem, fine gratia auxiltgetiamquue, othersuncertainly. feicienter lent propofita,' 2. The certain effe&s of the habitual privationofthe love of God, & probatam a Dee e¡fe and enmity to him and to holinefs, is, that his Soul will not in fiat: re dieart xoa poteltan- mo fervare guoa fub/tan - piæ,Tnti immediately, ( nor till it be cured or over- fwayed by a fuperior tiara altam ipraceptem of caufe,i) love God above all, nor love holinefs, nor live a holy life ; firmaeivnm fepernatarale de interns alta, fine auxi- Beaife the Soul will not go contrary to its habitual inclination, without lie gratin etiam defrngn- fomewhat to over-power that habit. An effe&will not be contrary to lie, ee t, a elep. li,e general. d x the fixed inclnationof its tank.' g: And p e:. 83. M
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