Which is the true church? the whole Christian world, as headed only by Christ…

To this he replieth, That 1. he meant not the act was in the Will, though he said it was an act of the Will. 2. That all Philosophers are against me, and say that the Will may command Charity and other acts in it self.

Ans. 1. Who could conjecture that by an act of the Will, you meant not an act in the Will, but from it? 2. It's true that Volo veil is a proper speech, and one act of the Will may be the object of another; and a good man willeth nothing more here than to will better; and if you will call this commanding, I will not contend about the word: But certainly all these Volitions are such acts as they call elicit, which they usually distinguish from imperate; and thus you confound them. Otherwise every act of the will which is willed by a former act should be called imperate, and so none but the first should be elicit? And who knoweth when that first act was in being, seeing the will doth still will its own future action?

Ans. 1. Who could conjecture that by an act of the Will, you meant not an act in the Will, but from it? 2. It's true that Volo velle is a proper speech, and one act of the Will may be the object of another; and a good man willeth nothing more here than to will better; and if you will call this commanding, I will not contend about the word: But certainly all these Volitions are such acts as they call elicite, which they usually distinguish from imperate; and thus you confound them. Otherwise every act of the will which is willed by a former act should be called imperate, and so none but the first should be elicite? And who knoweth when that first act was in being, seeing the will doth still will its own future action?

R. B. 2. I hence noted, that if wilful obstinacy be essential to Heresy, their Church cannot ¹