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…

When we profess that not any thing in the world comes to passe but Deo volente, God willing it, We are censured as Blasphemers, in professing that God doth will that which is evil, and sin; yet not only the Articles of Ireland, Artic. 11. profess as much, and Austin Enchir. 95. Non aliquid fit nisi Omnipotens fieri velit: but the Apostles with one voice (as touching the contumelious usages of the Son of God, both by Jews and Gentiles, Herod and Pilate) in their picus meditation poured forth before the face of God, profess, that, Both Herod and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles and People of Israel, were gathered together against the holy Son of God, to do that which Gods hand and Gods counsel had before determined to be done.

When we professe that not any thing in the world comes to passe but Deo volente, God willing it, We are censured as Blasphemers, in professing that God doth will that which is evill, and sinne; yet not only the Articles of Ireland, Artic. 11. professe as much, and Austin Enchir. 95. Non aliquid fit nisi Omnipotens fieri velit: but the Apostles with one voyce (as touching the contumelious usages of the Sonne of God, both by Jewes and Gentiles, Herod and Pilate) in their picus meditation poured forth before the face of God, professe, that, Both Herod and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles and People of Israel, were gathered together against the holy Sonne of God, to doe that which Gods hand and Gods councell had before determined to be done.

In like sort, when we speak of Gods giving men over to illusions to believe lies, others to vile affections, and to uncleanness through the lusts of their own hearts, to dishonour their own bodies between themselves, which consisted in this, that, The Women did change their natural use into that which is against nature; and likewise the men, leaving the natural use of the Women, burned in their lusts one towards another, men with men working that which is unseemly, and receiving in themselves the recompense of their error which was meet: and observe herehence, that it is just with God to punish sin with sin. And as it hath been observed before us, from the days of Austin, who when Julian the Pelagian said, this was done, deserendo, replies, taking him at his word, who could not but profess that God doth thus, the Scripture expressly testifying as much; and touching the manner mentioned by him, addeth, whether God doth this, deserendo, or alio modo sive explicabili, sive inexplicabili, it matters not. An Arminian spirit spares not to join himself with Julian the Pelagian in affronting Austin thus discoursing out of the word of God, and to profess, that that doctrine of Gods punishing sin with sin is a common error; whereas the Apostle professeth in express terms, that, Herein they received such recompense of their error as was meet: and what is recompense here but punishment? and wherein consisted it, but in defiling themselves contrary to nature, as the Scripture plainly testifies, saying, Men with men working that which is unseemly, and receiving in themselves such recompense of their error, as was meet. And Arminius spares not to professe, that, Omnis paena Deum authorem habet. Wherein yet we concur not with Arminius. We deny that Omnis paena habet Deum authorem. It is true that Paena positiva, not of all punishment