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Speculum theologiæ in Christo, or, A view of some divine truths which are either…
Speculum theologiæ in Christo, or, A view of some divine truths which are either practically exemplified in Jesus Christ, set forth in the Gospel, or may be reasonably deduced from thence / by Edward Polhill ..., Esq.
London: printed by A.M. and R.R. for Tho. Cockerill, 1678
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1. The Order of Penalty is considerable, and that under a double notion; the one is this: A sinful action is poena sibiipsi, a punishment to it self. Jussisti, Domine, & sic est, 1ut poena sibi sit omnis inordinatus animus; An inordinate mind is a punishment to it self. Sin (saith the subtle Scotus) as it is fluent from the will, is sin; but as it is resident in the will, it is punishment. Or thus: As it fights and wars against the Law, it is sin; but as it debases and deturpates the soul in its beauty and serenity, it is punishment. A man cannot sin against God, but he wrongs his soul, Prov. 8.36. Jerusalem cannot make Idols against God, but she doth it against her self too, Ezek. 22.3. in respect of this penalty. God doth not suffer dedecus peccati esse sine decore justitiae, no not for a moment. The other is this; One sin is a punishment to another precedent. In general, St. Austin tells us, That between the first sin of Apostasy, ⟨p. 194⟩and the last punishment of eternal fire, the middle things are sins and punishments. Sometimes the sin of one person is a punishment to the precedent sin of another. Davids Adultery was punished with Absaloms Incest; Solomons Idolatry with Rehoboams Folly. Sometimes the subsequent sin of a person, is a punishment to his precedent sin. The Gentiles were idolatrous, and God gave them up to vile affections, Rom. 1.26. Men love not the truth, and God sends them strong delusions, 2 Thess. 2.11. In all which instances, Peccatum non Dei est, sed judicium; The sin is man's, the judgment God's.
1. The Order of Penalty is considerable, and that under a double notion; the one is this: A sinful action is poena sibiipsi, a punishment to it self. Jussisti, Domine, & sic est, 1ut poena sibi sit omnis inordinatus animus; An inordinate mind is a punishment to it self. Sin (saith the subtil Scotus) as it is fluent from the will, is sin; but as it is resident in the will, it is punishment. Or thus: As it fights and wars against the Law, it is sin; but as it debases and deturpates the soul in its beauty and serenity, it is punishment. A man cannot sin against God, but he wrongs his soul,