withmensfinites; 117 bell': but theyhave not libcrumufum, a free ufe of this their power. God doth determine their will before it hath deter- mined it fell; and maketh them do chofe onely atLiens which his omnipotent will bath determined, and not which their wills .out ofany abfolute dominion over their own a&ions have prefcribed. More rightly therefore may God be called the auchour of all chofe affenles: for u deeds whether good u opera ma- or bad, areowned 'more truly by him that over.ruleth them, gis perti then by the fervile inftruments that onely execute and do nenc.ad im- perantem them. icked counfellers and theywho allure and advife quàm (.) Y fequentem. men to finne, are accounted by Godand men to be the cau- fes of chofe finites towhich they are the perfwaders, and have been punithed for thole mifdeeds which others through 'their inftigations have committed. Jezabel Ahabs wife was reputed and punished as the murderer of Naboth , becaufe The counfelled and contrived the doing of it, as we may fee i. Kings z t.':3, z S. But what is CounfcIling to Inforcingî Evil counfels may be refuted; but anAlmightie power cannot be refitted. God thereforethat ufeth this(ac. cording to their do&rine) in the produEtion of frnnes , is much more an authour of them then he that onely ufeth the other. IL If we could find out a King (L) that fhould fo carry himfelf in procuring the ruine & theoffences of any fubje b as ( by this opinion) God doth in the effe dingof the da- mnation and tranfgreflions of reprobates , we would all w Matîn: charge him with the ruine and finites of thole his Cub- itar. c.ia. je}s. Iry who would not abhorre (faith Moulin) a IÇirg De præde/t. (peaking thus, X I will have this man hanged; and that I P- 73 t2ús may bang him ¡ugly, 1 w ll have himmurder or (teal? This non regem Ding (faith he), íhouldnot onely make an innocent manmi_ abominen e he quen- ferable, fed erfceleratum, but wicked too; and should pu- rem. pith him for that offenfe, cujut ipfe caufa e(l, ofwhich him- x Ego hune felt is the caufe. It is a clear cafe. Y Tiberius (as Suetoni- hommem òrtet usre h having a ofe to virgins addiofuf_ p $ p ur p p ut certain g to pendio; fed death, becaufe it was not lawfull amongthe Romanes to ur -juftè fenf- (ran,levirgins, canted them all to be deflouredby the hang- pendatur,vo_ man, that fo they might be ftrangled. Who will not fay that topatter ho- Tiberius was the principali authour of the deflouringof thole mil peaa- maids ? In like, manner ( fay the Supralapfarians) God cum, bath a purpofe of putting great flore Of men to the fecond y Sueton. deatit, but becaufe it is not lawfull for him by realen of i t Tib eat. kI 3 his 6I
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