f rOfGods. o}the Orede. Counfell. 141; ~ ·ofir, or n;; tcg" 1 cdi;Jg it, wee !ballm>kc !rim A theycom~, theyhad at! freedom~ and libmic i ~ l . eithorimp:>tento1C3rdeffc,andratfi:thevery uG'nth 1 cmfelnes 11 ro <Oi~1 e1odr.dn0t tohco~ne : 1 ao 1 d , foundatioJ>ofGnds proutdeooe. O<S eterna coun1c 1 not m~er tle >- 1 · . And this decree ofGod;nu!l:-be conceiaed· bertieofour wills, incomming or not cornof.·vs asthe moll general! caufe of all things ming, nor take away the fame: bm ondy infubGllino:being fir!l: inorder,hauing all'other dine andturnc thep1 to thechoi{(; ofone plrt· caufes v~der it, audntoll principlll, ouer-ru.· Another e~~mplehereofweem<~y hat1e inour ling all,ooer-ruledby none. . ' Sauiour.Chrill,whofi: llate &conditio ofboThus w~e fee what is robee held touc:1ing dy,.ifwc~egard, he mighth1ue li~ed longer, Gods counfdl: now for the·better clearingof yer by the etenpll connifll of G<;>d bee mull: thc'truth' three obiections of fame difficulde die at thac pbccj al that nmc, ar that houre, . are to be'an[wered.Firflr rn>y !Omeman f.iy,if where & wh~n he died. Wherby we may fee, · God deer« &ord·ainc all thing-; whatfoeuer, that Gods counfel cloth not hinder the \«ill of thenhedecrecth& ordaineth fin:butGoddeman;but onlyorderand difpofc ir. Which atTcrec• not finne in as mucl> as. it is againit his fwcr being well marked>we!ha!fee thde rwe> will: and therefore he decrees not all thing-" B wilHhnd·together:·the neccfhlry&vnchage- .A•[W. We vfenottof•yth~tGod dothfimable counfellofGod,andthdree wilofman: · ply will ar decree Gm1e, butonely in put, adAnd againe,:hat the fame atlioa may be both ding withaU thefe caueats :I. That God wil. neceifnry & contingent:n,ce!liry,in regar.J of lctlunddecrceth finne, oorproperty as it is the highc{l,cJufe, the counfell of God; not lia, but a.it hath in it fundry reg ttds and renecc!fJry, butcontingent, i" retj>eet ofthe fefpech ofg9odncffe,fo f.rreforth as it is a pncond caufes,as among the re!l:,the wifofman. nllbment;orcia!lifement<,pr triall,or aelion, Thirdly, fome wil yet obie<'l: againit rhisdo.. ··Q;ureer (a) h.rh ~n<>xillence io ·natu••· rr. God chine, that if all thingscome topalfe :tccornns h•ber can fovf~ euill inllcuments, that the worke din" to Gods vnehangeable denee, the wh>r .uti>nc n done by them beeinga fame, flull nouertheneeds the vling ofai>Y means? what needs the enris,na< ldfoi\lhimb~ea goo:l WC>rkc: becaufe bee prcachiagofthe word? and'reoefuingofthe ~~~~~: knowcs haw t.o vfe euil inllru,'11ents weii.Ifit Sacraments?,what needes any lawes,Princes, .,;••,..., befurther allcdged, ~hat God willethno wk.. 1 Magifhates,or ~ouemmen:?whatne<ds.wal– dcfellu• kcdnelfe. Pfa! 5 + we mull know, that Gods 11 kingin mens ordinarycallings<al is to noend; wut is two-folde,generall,~nd fpeciall. Gene- I for let me play,orwork,fkep,<>r wake;let rhc· u ll,wheccby God willeth and decrceth tl);lra C d.o w,l)atthey will:all is one:for Gods<terl!illl thingfl>al be,andby this kind ofwilt ht<;:!IJ"Y corn.klLmuft needs.come to palk. Theref6re . be (aid eo willlirnJ<:: ancl that without~ [mrfe• it may l<:eme invai~for mento bufie them- . Forthoug.J!y!decree itthtts, yer dothhen:>t felues about fi"h things.·flnfw. But wee mn!l: in flill wickcanes into the heart ofany ti~nel", know, that asGod hath appointed· all things · &his.decrce is onely for a moll excellentend. to come to palfe ia his cternall and vnchanoe. ::~:fu' Forin regard ofGod which decreeth ir, it(~) able counfel;fO inthe lame decree,he hath fo~ ,.,Jun. is good thlt there lbould be euill.To-thispur~ gether letdown the means & wayes whereb" ' Au;,En. pofi: A'uguf/im faith excellently, BJ.mv"fJm•-. he wil haue the Gune things brought to~pa(fc': J~i~;~:. ~:,~le m-unrr i~ cm~u t9 pPJJ:JttJI#t t~.tt ~bi&h id,._ forthcfe two muft neuer be .fi:uered, the thing: 101 , g~t•P Grubftu/1, u not wuh•ut hu w•O. Now· tobedone,andthemeanes wherby it is <lone.· <VoiU<l· thefpeci.lllwiltofGodis ~hat, whereby bee· Wemayreadinthe A&s inP••ll dangerot>S Ae., 7 , ""•"· willeth any thing in fuchma.nner, that he ~p· voyagetowards RC>me,an Angel! ofclic Lord , 4 , 11 • m,m•., , proouerh Jt,anddehghtethtn lt. And thus m• told l'••l,that God hadgiucnhim all rhat fli- ;~~·b:;,., dced,w~ cannotfay wlthoat blafph~U:Y, that led ~;Vith him in thelhip: now-the fo!'ldie.s & nonvd:. God willeth finne. Thu' then wefroemwh~t martnershearingthis, mighttea!On tht»w.irl> nunner, and how far forth GJd m1y be fa~d D themfelues' Seeino God liath decreed t<>fime :o de~re,e finn~,tharis,to. will and appoint the I vs al,we may do ~hatwe wil,there is.no dan: P"nufston of tt. . . I gerfor wolbal akome toland aliue:but mark A$atne,lt m,1y beob~ecud th~s', Ifall thtng>' what P4Mifa.ith,Except t~efi •Gide in thefoip, 1 , ~ea. · erermmed by the vnchangeaoledccrce otl c•n•ot befa{e:where tge fee that.as it was the V:rf<;t, · God, theo all thing~come to paffe by an vneternal! counfellofGod to'Gue PAul, and.all ch1ngeable necelSitie: and me.n in thcir a~i· rhat were with him; fo he'decreed t~ f.iuc al( onsha~cnofreewlllat.al,narliberty mdotng > by this pJrticular meanesoftheir abode in lilY thmg. vf,,f.,. Tlm mall be lem1ed as a. the lbippe. King.E~«hia.was refl:ored tohis cerren rule, th.atrhe n:c:!f!rydecrec ofGod., health,andreceiued.fromGod a promilethat:. •.K;ng, doth no: aboldb the nature ofthefi:~_ondcaube lhould hau; 15. yeares added·ro·his.da.yes~ ""'.TG:s,and 1mpo.fe necefstty ':P'" tl1eW!l ofman, and the promtfe wasciifirmed.oy a fignc:now but;>nly ordcr&mrline ttw1rl10ut anycoaw.hat do:h he? ca!tofall meanes? na.:. but ilwnt,to o·,e,rart. As for ex>m? le • When a as he was prefcribed • fohe.applycth a bunch people .1• gtt:Jered together to heare Gods ofdry fig> to his fore, aod.vfethllill hisordiword, tlu:rc !~none o~ thembut the~ know I nary dyec~ Therefore it is gro!feignor.UJce &. ;lut they~ome thtther oy G>ds_prootdence, madndfemme1t, to reafon ~ag1i·1ffi Gods >.· j""t:l m tut refp~~ neceffmly} yet before . decree; G~d in hh vnchangeJble CO'.J!lit:I 1 N 1 OJ.trl.,
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