phefans,Chap.t. VEft. II. 3.That which fightethwith the endofGod in creating man,that is not tobe a- fcri6ed toGod,buttowill thefall ofhis creatures,fìghtethwithhis end hepro- pounded, namely,thatby laving him, they might live happy everlaftingly. 4. That winchflandethnot withGods truthin hisword, is not to begranted. But that to (ay he didwill and determine thefall, flandethnot with his truth. Hiswordfaith, I would have, theecome to life, and perfevere in obeying nie : this faith, Iwill not have thee come to life, nor continue in obeying ; Ergo, it makethGod to havedeceived man. 5. That which makitZ Godwill the takingaway offomeguilt,by which Adgm fhauld have beeile enabled to have obeyed, or towithdraw fame Grace, andfo forfakehim, before hehadfinned, that is not to begranted. But tomake. Godwill and decree that his creature Pall fall, cloth inferre the (ub ffradfionof fame Grate and(officient abilities to keepe the Law,and that whileAdamyet hod notOffended : Ergo it is not to begranted. 6. That which he wslleth,tbat he worketh, and is author of: But thefallyou fay he wil /etb : Ergo: 7. He who gave flrength enough to have avoidedfinne, did forbid it in paineofdeath, he is not wiling thatfinne fhouldbe But Goddidfo. 8. That whichmaketh Godwill that which bath d,fagreement with hisna- ture, is not to beyielded : But towill finne, is towill a depravation ofhis image, di(agreeing with hisnature : Ergo. g. That which taketh away mans liberty infinning, maketh hisfinneno finne, and is not to begranted. Gods ordaining that man fhouldfall dotbfo: Ergo. to. He that punifhethfin, is not the author offn: Goddothpunifb it:Ergo. t t . Hewho dot' give his f ón all to death for the abolifhing o f fin, hedoth not wildthat it fiouldbe : ButcodBoth fo : Ergo. t a. IfGodwilledchi beingoffine to Pone endr,then hebath needof finne: But he bath not need i f fanne. t 3. That which maketh Godwill thebeing oftonne, that he may thew mer. cy in Chrifi, and thew mercy in Chrifi for the taking away ofPanne; that maketh God runneafondcircle. But thisdash fo. 54. He who cannot tempt tofinne, cannot willfin : God cannot. Ergo. Now to prove that God did will, that through his permiflion finne fhould enter, or that he did will Clone fo farce forth as that it fhould be, or the being offinne, (for thefeare one) the Arguments followingare ufed. i. Ile who doth make his creature fuch who may fall, and fetteth him in fuch circumftances in which he cloth fee he will fall, and then permitteth him to himfelfe, he dothwill and ordaine that his crea- ture, throughhis mutability and freedome, (hall fall : But God ma- kethhim fuch whomay fall, and fettethhim in fuch circumftances, inwhich hedoth forefee hewill fall,& then leaverh him to fall;Erge. Ifany except, God doth make him fuchas may fall, and fet him in . circumftances in which he will fall, not that he intendeth his fall, but for histriall; I would aske, why God knowing fuch circumftan- ces, in which his creature might poffibly have fallen, not a63ually falling,
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