\624- . rvf trcatife of Predejlination. 1 , 1 '""!manuai;er.Bur.ifrhu[•ymg berrue,tlufe/A Yea. mdeede thiskmdeof •illfcemcth to at· \ [ word' E•tr) m•ndodJ '"• are(.u !(aid before) ro gue weakenelfe,bccaufe God !houldwill that 1 bevnderf/ood a{r<nlw(ort, A g~eatpart ofmen whrch !hall not come ro palTe. But you will . Iare l)'n. And the Apoflle rmwh elfewhm:l fay,thauhiSIVIlilscondllionall'; rhatis,thar , Comment. TeachmgmcrJman.: andagarne, admonifi,mge-1 God wtllthatthey bee faued, if they 01all bel .ndl\om. '·. Her;m.rn:n•lliw het·••ghral/men,(forhon~m•· leeue. And I fay fir£!, thatthc will of God 5· tlJ aretha~ }a at thu dAJ whtch haru nmher llandsdoubduiJ,vntlll the cOndition bee full l"ardofrh' Apoflludo[/rme, nor yet fo much filled,and thatthc fir(\ caufeis by rhis mtans as his namcl)but th~lt he Il10uld teach and adheld mfufpence by rhe fccond caufes:Morem<?lll~l all that are m t~le Church. SedHism oucrthcre is giuenvnro rncn'afrce wJllelthcr In Epifi. ;~;d altofaah:M~~~ md allmPan! Areont, to be/ceucor nm robd(c:ue: that is, flexible l\om.o.s. Fou~rhly,Saint Pau/{peakcrhin this place and inclinabl• both waies,cither by grace,or accordmg 10 the charitable rudgemcnl of by narure, both which things arefalfe, as I Chn(ham: and not accordrng ro rht tudgewill afterwards !hew. And rherefore this wtll menro~·c~crct;~.nd infalhblecclt;~intie. ~tke is rather ahumanew11l then adiuine~ Hcare \ vntothl!,rstlm alforhar hccalleth the fallh- B whaulnfelm"' lairb. The will of God i4 ta'<_rn . full in feuerall Cburches men el~tlcd; a. fourem~mur ofwait's~J the princ?Aii7Jo£torJ, f~~~~~[)0;i. · mongfl whom there were many whrch after- {irf/fortheknow/eJgeoJGoJ; rhenf" the will of · ward fell away from rhc(aith. Andyccis not the SnintJ,wbowzll incJJAri;i,thatctJ~thtvnilffl l rhc Apof!ledeceiued; font is one thing to /bouldbefaued; ag4ineforhllma•ere4(im : and fpeake according to hi; ownealfcClion: and lafl11for 'iods Comm•na'emmts.Secondly,thi• another thing ru fpeakc according as rhe condrllonall will feemeth idle and vnnecetfa- \ DeCorrcp, malter is indeede.AH~uftint faith: TPeoughz rie,efpccialJy in him who(e power is infinite; & gm.c I5· (o·ch~tritab!J to l:eaffcl1~d,tU t~ wifb zl:att~llmcn bccau(c tf heearndHyw!llrd,hewould vertly 6e {dw·d:a~ mm that lz..niJV not who appert~Jine to doea rhing 1 when hcc mighr wirhout hinthem~m6trof'hf)fe thAt are prdrftmated, and drance. Thirdly, Godsu.·illisnor(uchcon~ cap.xS. wh!Jdoenor. Andagaioe:Wemr~ft.MmHch.uin ccroingthcAogclF 1 wbercbyhewillethcbat vs!irlh,buing':.lm.6!erodt{ling;llifh tho(ahttt arc all ofchcm lbould be faued:thc:reforc, it may predrf/inarrd.[romtho(erbat artnot, defireth.r well be demanded, whether his will bcofuch Allmmbn[arud, ~-tndvfe (h;~rpe cot-ua1onvnts concerningman. Fourtbly,if Godwill rhat aNr<ithan itJtenl 10 he./e rhem th., theyperiP, C a! mcn,as they aremen,bc laucd:in like man. not. ncr he wiJJ,rhat all finn(rs)as rhcy are finnc:rs, Hence it appearcrh what weo ougbr ro bedamned 1 which is ab(urd. F1ftly, rhat will thinke of Dama(cene his opimon, who er· which cannot beereCJiled, isabfolute :bur !tingu;Owh theo-iU ofGod into hrs pr<redmt Gods Antecedent or firll will canner bee reand ,·,n[rquentwdi. Hecalleth rhar hisprecelill<d:Rom.9.19. For rhere Pa•/[p<akethol de~t n·i'l,whcreby GoJ,as he rbar is ab(olute· rhewill thargoerh beforealcoufes.Thcrfore, ly goocl,willerh ro befiow all good things,yco the precedent wrll isabfo(ure. And 1 his will I bktlednelfeitfelfe vpon thecrearutts: and make manifefi after another manner:rhe wd (>y tl1iswi~hee ailitmerh, rhar God wtlkrh ofGod is, tharfomc !huuld belecue and perrh~!all men (bould be faued,andattaine.vnro feuere, and rhar otherfomelhould be• forfa. his kingdoma:bccaufc he madevs norropuken either nor beleeuingor nor prrfeuering. nitl1vs, burrhat he might make vs partakers You willaskeme haply how I know this. I ofhis goodnetfe;as being good him{elfe. But anfwer,by theeueor. For as touching rhe ehiscon(•qucnt ,.;/lis rhat, whereby for fame uent[ome beleeue,andfomc do nor bcloeoe, ccrtainc circurnOanc:cs oftheercature,he abBut to bclecue and to perfcuerc is a. certaine foluccly wrllerh1his or rhar: and by rhis will, D kindeofgood action; and on rbe conrrarie, he fairh, rhar God willt!h rhar man !hould not to beleeue,or notto perfeucre is an cuill be damned forlinne.becaufe he is iu!l. And action. hod euery thing t-hat is good, is, mdccde th!Sdrflme!ronof will in it felfeisro through the effeCluall will of God; •nd fo beallowed,bm rhat is not avery fir example, farreforth asrhereis, orcxifleth rha111hicb ~>hieh hcc harh propounded conarning his isgood,fo farre forth God willerh ir, and map'tetidenr •vtll. Forrherefeemeth norro be in keth itto exifl by willingir. And rhat eu:ll, God fuch awil,or(as they vferorermcir)fuch whichcommerh ro patfe, commerh ro patle Opto:iuo awijbing .,il/,whereby hee will indcfinitdy or God not hiodring ir; and bccaufe God .-ill voluocas. vpon cond 1 rion,that ~~~and cuery,man of all nor hinder it-, thereforeconfcquenrly_jrcom. ag<s fhould befaued. For fir!l,it arguerh a6. merh ro patfe. Hcr<upon, itiscerrame,thar nitc powerand infuHicienciein him that wilGod wrllorhrhar fame Orould beleeuc, •nd lcrh. For wbatfoeucr any one defirerh and per{eucrevnro the end, and rharorhcrfomc carndllywillcth, that will he bring to patfe, doe not fc- vca eueouirlJout any condwon: l vnlctfc he be hindered.As for e~ample: The and no rraf~ncan be rendred,whercforo hec merchant deGrcth and earneiHy willerh to) wi!lcth this. Thereforerhis will is bothabfo- (rauclm ware:but being forced by a rempefi, lure and fir(!: and therefore rhar ••niuerfall eo rhe intent that himfclfe may efcape, hee prcccdcntlo\'ill concerning r.hc faiuarlo~ ofal l dtlth abfolurcly willtocafl them inro rhe fca. and eucry one in ChnCl, 1s counterfeit and Cained. --~---------------------------~
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