The riches of Gods love unto the vessels of mercy, consistent with his absolute…The riches of Gods love unto the vessells of mercy, consistent with his absolute…

Now let me show the corrupt nature of it, that the Reader may discern what spirit he breathes, that is the Author of it in a mixture both of ignorance and abominable profaneness. And first I begin with the major proposition. And here first let the Reader judge whether it be not this Authors opinion, that, God doth will and procure sin by some decree, though not by a powerful and effectual decree that cannot be resisted. For otherwise did he acknowledge every will of God as it signifies his decree, to be powerful, and effectual and irresistible, what need he cumber his Reader with such unnecessary Epithets, cast in like lumber only to trouble the course of disputation? Now if he grants that God doth will and decree sin by a powerful and effectual decree. 1. He must contradict himself. For formerly he cited, Es. 66. 4, to prove that men in wicked courses, do choose the things that God would not. 2. If God doth will it, but not by a powerful and effectual, & irresistible decree, let him show what that decree is, whereby he wills sins. Now this is commonly accounted a decree conditional; and let him speak plainly then & tell us upon what condition it is that God doth will and procure sin in the world, and I am verily persuaded he is to seek what to answer. 3. If God doth will and decree it, it cannot be avoided, but it must be, by a powerful and effectual decree which cannot be resisted; seeing the Apostle saith plainly speaking of his decree, that it cannot be resisted. Upon these considerations I am persuaded, that this Author doth utterly deny that God doth at all will sin, or decree that any such thing shall come to pass in the world, & that these attributes of powerful, and effectual, & irresistible, are used by him not for distinction sake, but merely for amplification, that so he might speak with a full mouth. Now having brought this Author home to himself, and delivering himself and his meaning plainly, I am very willing to cope with him on this point. Yet what need I, having so fully disputed the point in a certain digression in my Vindiciae lib. 2. Digrees. 4. The title whereof is this, Whether the holy one of Israel without any blot to his Majesty may be said to will sin. And forthwith I answer, that, God may be said thus far to will sin, in as much as he will have sin to come to pass.

Now let me shew the corrupt nature of it, that the Reader may discerne what spirit he breathes, that is the Authour of it in a mixture both of ignorance and abominable profanenes. And first I begin with the major proposition. And here first let the Reader judge whether it be not this Authours opinion, that, God doth will and procure sin by some decree, though not by a powerfull and effectuall decree that cannot be resisted. For otherwise did he acknowledge every will of God as it signifies his decree, to be powerfull, and effctuall and irresistable, what need he cumber his Reader with such unnecessary Epithites, cast in like lumber only to trouble the course of disputation? Now if he grants that God doth will and decree sin by a powerfull and effectuall decree. 1. He must contradict himselfe. For formerly he cited, Es. 66. 4, to prove that men in wicked courses, doe choose the things that God would not. 2. If God doth will it, but not by a powerfull and effectuall, & irresistable decree, let him shew what that decree is, whereby he wills sins. Now this is commonly accounted a decree conditionall; and let him speak plainely then & tell us upon what condition it is that God doth will and procure sin in the world, and I am verily perswaded he is to seek what to answer. 3. If God doth will and decree it, it cannot be avoided, but it must be, by a powerfull and effectuall decree which cannot be resisted; seeing the Apostle saith plainly speaking of his decree, that it cannot be resisted. Upon these considerations I am perswaded, that this Authour doth utterly deny that God doth at all will sin, or decree that any such thing shall come to passe in the world, & that these attributes of powerfull, and effectuall, & irresistable, are used by him not for distinction sake, but meerly for amplification, that so he might speake with a full mouth. Now having brought this Authour home to himselfe, and delivering himselfe and his meaning plainely, I am very willing to cope with him on this point. Yet what need I, having so fully disputed the point in a certaine digression in my Vindiciae lib. 2. Digrees. 4. The title whereof is this, Whether the holy one of Israel without any blot to his Majesty may be said to will sin. And forthwith I answer, that, God may be said thus farre to will sin, in as much as he will have sin to come to passe.