A14096:156
The doctrine of the synod of Dort and Arles, reduced to the practise With…
The doctrine of the synod of Dort and Arles, reduced to the practise With a consideration thereof, and representation with what sobriety it proceeds.
Amsterdam : Successors to G. Thorp, 1631?
Title page typeset from the transcription.
THE TREATISE, Consisting of three parts. › Part 1 › Section 2: The second Section.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
But this is the usual course of Arminians, to compare man with God; and not so only, but to build arguments upon such a comparison, as if the weak desires of man were very decently to be attributed unto God. Yet this Author comes not directly to obtrude upon us such consequences, but cunningly insinuates them, so to creep serpentlike upon a mans affections to infect them.
But this is the usuall course of Arminians, to compare man with God; and not so only, but to build arguments upon such a comparison, as if the weake desires of man were very decently to be attributed unto God. Yet this Author comes not directly to obtrude upon us such consequences, but cunningly insinuates them, so to creepe serpentlike upon a mans affections to infect them.
He talks, how that it followeth, that God is the Author of all wickedness, yet gives no premises where hence to conclude it, leaving it to us, to pick them out of his drossy warehouse, be like, from Gods decree, whereby things are decreed by our opinion, which yet he brought in Musis & Apolline nullo; not so much as mentioning the Author by whom, or place where this is delivered.
He talkes, how that it followeth, that God is the Author of all wickednesse, yet gives no premises where hence to conclude it, leaving it to us, to picke them out of his drossy warehouse, be like, from Gods decreee, whereby things are decreed by our opinion, which yet he brought in Musis & Apolline nullo; not so much as mentioning the Author by whom, or place where this is delivered.
And indeed these men are so zealous in opposing Gods decree, as that they have an edge (so far as we may guess by the face of their discourse) to deny that foolish repentance and obedience is decreed by God. And some have not blushed to profess, that God decreed contingency, but not the contingent things themselves: which is as good as, in plain terms, to profess that God decreeth no mans faith and repentance.