A godly and learned exposition or commentary upon the three first chapters of the…A godly and learned exposition or commentarie vpon the three first chapters of the…

Here note, that all the threatenings of the old and new Testament are conditional: […] cometh to Nineveh, and crieth, yet forty days, and Nineveh shall be destroyed. He said no more; but yet that threatening must be understood with this exception, unless they repent. Why (will some say) are the threatenings in Gods word propounded conditionally? Answ. Gods whole will and pleasure is one alone ⟨p. 93⟩in itself: and yet it may be thus distinguished, to be partly secret, and partly revealed. Gods secret will is touching those things which he hath not made manifest unto men. His revealed will is touching those things which are manifested in Scripture, or do fall out every day. Now Gods secret will is without condition, for as every thing cometh to pass, so God willed it: when good things come to pass, them he willeth simply: when evil things fall out, them he permitteth to be done. And to make Gods secret will conditional, is to bring Gods will under the power of man, and to subject the Creator unto the creature. But Gods revealed will is conditional; because it containeth the matter of mans salvation: and this manner of propounding it, is a most effectual way to bring the same to pass, for it keepeth men more in awful obedience, than if it were absolute.

Here note, that all the threatenings of the old and new Testament are conditionall: 〈…〉 commeth to Niniue, and crieth, yet fortie dayes, and Niniue shall bee destroyed. He sayd no more; but yet that threatening must bee vnderstood with this exception, vnlesse they repent. Why (wil some say) are the threatenings in Gods word propounded conditionally? Answ. Gods whole will and pleasure is one alone ⟨p. 93⟩in itselfe: and yet it may bee thus distinguished, to bee partly secret, and partly reuealed. Gods secret will is touching those things which hee hath not made manifest vnto men. His reuealed will is touching those things which are manifested in Scripture, or doe fall out euery day. Now Gods secret will is without condition, for as euery thing commeth to passe, so God willed it: when good things come to passe, them he willeth simply: when euill things fall out, them he permitteth to be done. And to make Gods secret will conditionall, is to bring Gods will vnder the power of man, and to subiect the Creator vnto the creature. But Gods reuealed will is conditionall; because it containeth the matter of mans saluation: and this manner of propounding it, is a most effectuall way to bring the same to passe, for it keepeth men more in awfull obedience, than if it were absolute.