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…

the question whether he works the act absolutely, the will a second agent subordinate unto God, as to it's Creator? Or conditionally, modo vellimus, provided that we will it, God the first agent subordinate to the will of the creature? This Author will have it to be wrought by God, that is conditionally, in dependence upon, and expectation of the operation of the creature, which we say is most absurd First because thus the first agent is made subordinate to the second agent, which is most unnatural. Secondly, observe a manifest contradiction. For the question is about, actus volendi, the act of willing, in man. Now if God produce this act upon supposition, that man produceth this act, then the same act is produced by God upon supposition, that it is produced by man. If it be produced by man, what need is there of God's producing it by way of supplement? Thirdly, by this means the thing is made the condition of it self. For hereby it is said, this act is made upon condition that it doth exist; & so the self same thing shall be before & after it self. 4. Thus man's production of the act shall be no work of God, which holds off faith and repentance, as well as of any natural act, in this Authors opinion. Fifthly, It is not possible the will can produce the act unless God produceth it, If then God doth not produce it unless the will doth produce it, in this case there shall be no act produced. For if I go not to London unless you go with me; nor you go to London unless I go with you; here is no going at all till one saith I say I go, and his resolution carrieth the other with him if the others depend thereupon. 6 Whereas to help at a dead lift the Jesuitical doctrine of, Scientia media, middle knowledge, is called in after this manner; God foreseeing that at such an instant the will of man will produce such an act, if God be pleased to concur; and upon this foreknowledge God resolves to concur This doctrine I have already confounded by showing the apparent falsity of this supposition. For seeing the wills producing such an act at such an instant, is a thing merely possible in it's own nature, & no more future then not future; It is impossible that this should pass out of the condition of a thing merely possible into the condition of a thing future without a cause: And no cause hereof can be but the will of God, as I have often proved.

the question whether he works the act absolutely, the will a second agent subordinate unto God, as to it's Creatour? Or conditionally, modo vellimus, provided that we will it, God the first agent subordinate to the will of the creature? This Authour will have it to be wrought by God, that is conditionally, in dependence upon, and expectation of the operation of the creature, which we say is most absurd First because thus the first agent is made subordinate to the second agent, which is most unaturall. Secondly, observe a manifest contradiction. For the question is about, actus volendi, the act of willing, in man. Now if God produce this act upon supposition, that man produceth this act, then the same act is produced by God upon supposition, that it is produced by man. If it be produced by man, what need is there of God's producing it by way of supplement? Thirdly, by this meanes the thing is made the condition of it selfe. For hereby it is said, this act is made upon condition that it doth exist; & so the selfe same thing shall be before & after it selfe. 4. Thus man's production of the act shall be noe worke of God, which holds off faith and repentance, as well as of any naturall act, in this Authours opinion. Fiftly, It is not possible the will can produce the act unlesse God produceth it, If then God doth not produce it unlesse the will doth produce it, in this case there shall be noe act produced. For if I goe not to London unlesse you goe with me; nor you goe to London unlesse I goe with you; here is no going at all till one saith I say I goe, and his resolution carrieth the other with him if the others depend thereupon. 6 Whereas to helpe at a dead lift the Jesuiticall doctrine of, Scientia media, middle knowledge, is called in after this manner; God foreseing that at such an instant the will of man will produce such an act, if God be pleased to concurre; and upon this foreknowlede God resolves to concurre This doctrine I have already confounded by shewing the apparent falsity of this supposition. For seeing the wills producing such an act at such an instant, is a thing merly possible in it's own nature, & no more future then not future; It is impossible that this should passe out of the condition of a thing meerly possible into the conditiō of a thing future without a cause: And noe cause hereof can be but the will of God, as I have often proved.