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of the will of God, and t ;e things that hewilleth. concerning his creatures are either que fieri vult de creaturis, aut qux fieri vult á creaturis, the things that he will have done concerning the creatures, or the things which he will have done of the creatures: the knowledge of both which muff be fought after fo farre forth as it bath pleated him to reveal the fame or promifed to reveal it, Deut. 29.29. Rom. 12.2. That which is volunttis beneplaciti concern- ing the creatures is the will of his good pleafure; which is called Lvdhyda, Matth. I 1. 25, 26. and decre- turn Dei, the decree of God. The which is partly fecret, which the Lord will not have foreknown; and therefore we muff religioufly adore it, not cu- rioufly fearch it.Rom.I 1.33,34. As 1.7. John 2I. 23. partly revealed. And this decretum Dei, decree of God, is either univerfall,concerning the govern - ment of the world; or more fpeciall,concerning the falvation of the eled or damnation of the repro- bate. The former revealed in parr; both beforehand to the Prophets, and alfo by the events: the latter revealed by his Sonne in the Gofpel, John 6. 4o. Eph.I.S. What this wdh;L;a,good pie/flare, of God is, not onely towards the elect in generali but allo to- wards himfelf, every Chriflian ought to know. For befides that it is declared in the Scriptures, Pealed by the Sacraments)confirmed by his daily benefits, the holy Ghoft allo revealeth this knowledge unto us, I.Cor.2.Io,I2. Rom.8.39. Gal.2o.2o. 2.Tim. 1.12. Rom.5 .5. The will which God willeth to be performed of us,,is volunt<is figni,'Q4,TKHa,thatwhich is well- pleafing, C01.1.1 0. 7- t%gs.çzv, that which is acceptable, Ephef.5. X I o. 3o5