Scomlib.t. •' Dc:Gc:n.~d Jit,impetf, C·)• Deciuic. Deilib.u, c;~p.17-Enchir.;:d Llur.c.JO.t Decor.& gr::u.c.t.J. eA treatije ofPredepimztion. an~ notof another! when as ob1eCls are of~ A fered, which tliel>ngodly vfe as infiigatiOOI vnto finne, The(i:obiech arecommaundc– ~enrs,thrcatnings,c,;hortations,and cogita.. uons eithe(«ood or indifferent, pur by God m tla-.: mindes of vngodly men, from rbe which, rhe w1cked by rcafon of his wicked– netle, doth greed1ly take an occafion ro doe Ill, And thu iHhe manner and way truely, whereby wefay that God llirrerh man vnto eudl, withour infuling theleafi drop or ior oF cUll/, For u in the mtdd!e regionofthe aire, rile hear groweth llronger by rhc Antiperi– llafis or repulfio on euery part, from whence proi:cedsthe thuder l!d1ghrning; and by the heat round incompalled, thedowds are con- B denfared and made thickc 1 euen fo the wic– ked and vngodJywhenrhey arellirred vp by wholefome precepts, doe growmore vngod– ly;·and euill cloth fo much the more begin to dclightthem, by howmuch rhemor~ they kno.v that it is lelfela.vfull (orrhcm i accor– ding ro the faying ofthe Poet: Nitimurinvt– tirum fompercnpimufqjneg•t•; Wee llill en– dtauour things forbid, and couetthat is de– med. The third a<lion is a difpofing,where– byGodthrough the euillworkeof an euill iilllrumcnt, fimlhcrh hisowne worke iu(lly andhohly. Asforc"ample: Thefaleof lo– f'ph in his bterhren wa• finne; rhe lull a<!lion of God in thiscuill worke,wasrhe fore-fen. C ding of lo(eph into Egypt, for the common good and benefit of l•cobt family.And from this d•fpoung proceedes it, tharGodvfeth rhelinocs of men hohly, that heprouc>keth them bolily, and ordereth them asthePhy– lirian for a medtcine orderctb poyfon, con– trary to the nature thereof. That bee orde– reth them holily,botb according to the eau. fes and beginnings,and alfo according to rhe endes and ilfue: as when hee d1fpofeth the worke of the diuell infuling corruption, ti– ther to thepuniOuncnt ofcorredion,venge– ance, or triall. Dutconcerningrhcfe, lervs rarher giue care to auncicnt Wrirers. Cle· muu AlexAndrinUI f.aith, It eetongeth to Gods wifedome, verllu, tzndpower, notone/1 to dog•od, D »bich illhen•t•re ofGod, bNt •!fo efPeci..UJ to bring vnto (ome good 411dprofir.blt tnde, thAt »hicb h•th hetne inuenltd bytho(e"'hich •re e– •iU, •nd vfe profit•blJ thofe things "'hich d.e fm"e euiO. Augu!line faith, GodtnAk!th •nd wdt~inetb iN fl mm4 hut heemak.,eth no }inner I tU rhq Art jinnm, but ordertth them onely. And againe, As God is the mo{l txctUent Greatour ofgo,dmrt•m; foil hu themofli•ftd•fPo(tr of cu•ll~>il•. Againc, Godverif]fNifi9ethmtlli•e •f hit good ,.;(;, b) the euillwils •f tHiUmen, A~aine, G•dbJtba{emen,.bichdoetho{t things whichhe flillnot,Jothhim(elfetho(eshings..hich bee will, And againe, Godv{ingweUeH<• thofo th•t Arte••ll,., beeing him(el(e•b(Dii<tel]good: fo farforth"' in tb.,, IAJ,Ihey JrJth•t whtch God would not. lnthisvery thing thllttht) didthllt which w.u cor.trrtry to godswin, eutHh] the, his ~iOUdone. Andagaine:WbtJ'Il!eHidnot trtm- Dcgru.& bit 41 theft isldgtme.tsofGod,Jfbere6; GodJoth ~arb,c,u, in the heArts tif tlliUmm'Rihllt/otutrhtlrill,giHir.g 'tltltothem tecurding to their iiejtrts! And again;~ It is pl~tint th11t Godrnrk,eth iN dJt htATII of me, to incline their 'Wilt J'Pb~therfotHtr hetJJiU, either 'Vntatho[eth:ngt thAt 11rt goodfur mercit, er elfe tmto tho(e thmgs thAt Art eu#Jforth€ir de(crts: fom~timetverif; i~ his•pmiudge~ntJametimes '." hu{t&rtt iudgemmt, lmt tNtrmcrt in his iuft IHdgtmtnt. Andagainc:, God rmtktth not tni/1 Cont.Iul,}. wils.hut v/eth themMhe lijl,/JccttH[thtec4nnot ,.cap·J· wi0A»Jthingth4t is v•i•F· Fulgenrius fairh, Alrho•ghGoa be not the AHthorof eHiDthonghtt; .Jtl he is thediJPoftr"./tuillwils,4tld l!Jit ofthecuiU n>orl:_e of eHtTJ one, hed,th not ce•f•tow~~r~e thAr which i1 good, In relpeCl of tbcfe dium atlions concer– ning finn<,it commeth to paiTe that w~Bode itfatdin the Scripture, Th•t ljoddoth hArden, : ,Scm ,,, d•th mA/r.!hlindt,dothdtctilte,dDthcommllnd a I1·& J6,to. worke thAt isttti11Jt4AndJoth tht/t~m!,4HdthA1 & 2 4•1 • hede!i~tfftth outr t• bt~ft!J 4fe8iont,&c. Thirdly,l an(wertothe afcrefaid reproch ofthis our dotlrine, that wtedoe vtterJy ab– horre and derellthe StoicaiJ Fare, becaufcir maketh a neccffitie inherenr in things them– felues, which lhouldbinde eucn God IHm– felfe,and al other tbings,and makethem lub– iect rhereunti>. For hcwfoeuer wee doe be– leeue thattbe very decree of God io immu– table, and therefore nece!farie, yet in Gods felfeit was moll frre(fcr becould either r.ot haue dccreod that which hee dtd decree, or eiCe otberwhileshaue decreod it:) and it ad– deth to the fccond caufes placed outof God accrrainc neccflitie,but yet fo ff(ca one, as that it is rather to bee rearmed aliborrie,rhcn anee<ffity, Andrhislhall eafilyappearc to beeaslfay, iflthaiJ firlllliewwhat{orts of necrffity thert be,~ndbow farreforrb it iso– grelablevnro tbings.Firllrbutfore arhing is n<edTary r•·o U'ayes,abfolutdy and condi· tiooaJJy. lhat ioabfolutely necdfarywhicb cannot beorb erwife, or clfewhofe conrrorie is impoffible,asrhat Godisomnipotenr and iult _And that is condirlonally necctfarie, which cannot be otherwife, bur yet nor lim– ply, but by the graunting of one or many rhmgs:and rh11 kindcofnecoiEty is either by nature, or the ccmroandcmcnt, or decree of God. That isnecelfary by narure,which eo· meth to palfe conllantly, and immutably, by reafon of the order which God bath fer in rhenarureof rhings:afrerthis forr i• it of neceffiry,that fire doth burne, rharrbeeortb iscarried downeward, and tbeheauen moo– ned. That is neceiTary by commandement, which is nece!Tarily to be done,becaufe God bath commaunded ir. After this fort it isof ntceffitic that one vndcrgoe tbt office of a magillrate, F.om. 13, s-. Tbarisnecelfa.rieby thedecree ofGod,which islO, becaufe God bath fore-knowneit, and willed cithtrto ef f<dit, orattheleall re perroit it. Altcrthio fort •
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