with mens jinxes. peccatum;a,nd this is called increatapermi f io: or for the temporali accomplifhment of this decree, in producing thole occafions and circumflances, good in themfelves, which God foreknewwould beabufed unto finfull ae`Iions, and permitteth fo to be ; and this is called creatapermifsio. Abfolute Elehiori and Reprobation cannot be defended with- out this abfolute perriffive decree : But this abfolute permiffìve decree may and is eafìly and perfpicuoufly defended by Di- vines both of our Church and the Romane from making God the caufe or Authour of any mans finne, This is fo clear that it is here confefí'ecl, that fuch a Permiihve decree is truly andfit- ly contradiî inguifhed to an operative decree. But it is objeed, that the Defenders of the abfolute decree in fanfudl events ofribe more to the operative power ofGodthen thispermif- lion imported). How is this proved I. Becaufe many who defend abfolute Predeflination and negative Reprobation do utterly rejecrt this former diflinUíion of a Permiffìve and Operative decree. I dare boldly fay not many; and I think not one man will be found whodarethutterly rejeCt this diftinCtion. And ifforce fhould, doth it therefore follow that the Doc`'trine it felf of abfolute Eletion and abfolute Non-ele- 'tion maketh God the operative .caufe of L fnne, 161 rï
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