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An abridgement of the whole body of divinity extracted from the learned works of…
An abridgement of the whole body of divinity extracted from the learned works of that ever-famous and reverend divine, Mr. William Perkins / by Tho. Nicols.
London: printed by W.B. for Will. Hope, 1654
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.
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In God there are two wills.
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1. A will whereby God determineth what shall be done concerning us, or in us.1
- 1Quid vult. fieri de nobis, or in nobis.
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2. A will whereby God determineth1 ⟨p. 6⟩what shall be done off us.
- 1Quid vult. fieri a nobis.
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The first of these wills is called Predestination: And therefore it is,1 that Predestination is commonly defined to be the preparation of the blessing of God, whereby they are delivered which are delivered.