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I shall therefore a little further explain this Distinction, and then show you the soundness of it, and then the exceeding usefulness and necessity of it; both in this and many other Controversies. 1. For the Title, I choose rather to denominate it from the Object than the Act; because the Diversity is in the Object, but none in the Species of the Act naturally considered: Debitum and Natural Being are two distinct things; but [To Will] one, and [to Will] the other, is all one as to the Nature of Willing. God doth as properly Will Duty, as he wills Natural Beings: Yet if I must denominate it from the Acts, I would distinguish between Gods Directive Will, and his Legislative. For to call it volunt as Praecepti is too narrow a term; for the Precept is but one part of Gods Law, and determineth only of one sort of Right; that is, of the dueness of obediential Actions, or forbearance of forbidden Actions. But there is also a Debitum praemii, & Beneficii-purè vel absolute-dati, & Debitum Poenae, which the rest of the Law, Testament or Covenant of God determineth of; which must all be here included as well as the former. In sum, the Law determineth, 1. What Shall be due from us; 2. And what Shall be due to us, and on what terms. I call it therefore, The Will of God de Eventu, & de Debito, as such. I say. [as such] for else they are coincident: For Gods Will de rerum Naturâ, vel existentiâ determineth de Debito quatenus evenit esse Debitum, but not quâ Debitum. And his Will de Debito determineth of the Dueness of some Events, not as eventual but as due: Or to avoid all ambiguity call it Gods will de ente mere naturali; and his will de debito Morali; or Legislative or Governing. ⟨p. 30⟩2. And for the Nature of the distinction, understand further, that there are two Acts which I call Gods will de Debito. The first is that immanent Act of his Will by which he strictly and properly willeth what shall be due. This also is twofold; 1. Productive or Instituting dueness: 2. And approbative or taking complacency in Duty. The former of these I principally intend, but exclude not the latter. God doth eternally will every Due, but it is not therefore eternally or from Eternity Due: For he willeth from Eternity (to speak vulgarly) only that this shall be due at such a time, and by such a means. I say by such means:

I shall therefore a little further explain this Distinction, and then shew you the soundness of it, and then the exceeding usefulness and necessity of it; both in this and many other Controversies. 1. For the Title, I choose rather to denominate it from the Object than the Act; because the Diversity is in the Object, but none in the Species of the Act naturally considered: Debitum and Natural Being are two distinct things; but [To Will] one, and [to Will] the other, is all one as to the Nature of Willing. God doth as properly Will Duty, as he wills Natural Beings: Yet if I must denominate it from the Acts, I would distinguish between Gods Directive Will, and his Legislative. For to call it volunt as Praecepti is too narrow a term; for the Precept is but one part of Gods Law, and determineth only of one sort of Right; that is, of the dueness of obediential Actions, or forbearance of forbidden Actions. But there is also a Debitum praemii, & Beneficii-purè vel absolute-dati, & Debitum Poenae, which the rest of the Law, Testament or Covenant of God determineth of; which must all be here included as well as the former. In sum, the Law determineth, 1. What Shall be due from us; 2. And what Shall be due to us, and on what terms. I call it therefore, The Will of God de Eventu, & de Debito, as such. I say. [as such] for else they are coincident: For Gods Will de rerum Naturâ, vel existentiâ determineth de Debito quatenus evenit esse Debitum, but not quâ Debitum. And his Will de Debito determineth of the Dueness of some Events, not as eventual but as due: Or to avoid all ambiguity call it Gods will de ente mere naturali; and his will de debito Morali; or Legislative or Governing.