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A treatise of the passions and faculties of the soul of man With the…A treatise of the passions and faculties of the soule of man With the…
A treatise of the passions and faculties of the soul of man With the several dignities and corruptions thereunto belonging. By Edward Reynolds, late preacher to the honourable society of Lincoln's Inn: and now rector of the Church of Braunston in Northamptonshire.A treatise of the passions and faculties of the soule of man With the severall dignities and corruptions thereunto belonging. By Edvvard Reynoldes, late preacher to the honorable society of Lincoln's Inne: and now rector of the Church of Braunston in Northamptonshire.
London: printed by R. Hearne and John Norton for Robert Bostock, 1640
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But here, in as much as it is evident that the being of some evil comes under the Will of God; (Is there any Evil in a City, and the Lord hath not done […] ) and our will is to be conformable unto his; it may seem that it ought to fall under our Will too, and by consequence to be rather loved than hated by us, since we pray for the fulfilling of Gods Will.
But here, in as much as it is evident that the being of some evill comes under the Will of God; (Is there any Evill in a City, and the Lord hath not done 〈…〉 ) and our will is to bee conformable unto his; it may seeme that it ought to fall under our Will too, and by consequence to bee rather loved than hated by us, since wee pray for the fulfilling of Gods Will.
For resolution of this, we must first consider, that God doth not love those Evils which he thus willeth, as formally, and precisely considered in themselves. And next we will observe how ⟨p. 114⟩far the Will of God is to be the rule of our will; whence will arise the clear apprehension of that truth which is now set down, that the unalterable Object of mans Hatred is all manner of Evil, not only that of deformity and sin, but that also of destruction and misery.
For resolution of this, wee must first consider, that God doth not love those Evils which hee thus willeth, as formally, and precisely considered in themselves. And next wee will observe how ⟨p. 114⟩farre the Will of God is to bee the rule of our will; whence will arise the cleare apprehension of that truth which is now set downe, that the unalterable Object of mans Hatred is all manner of Evill, not onely that of deformity and sinne, but that also of destruction and misery.