A treatise of Mr. Cottons clearing certain doubts concerning predestination together with an examination…A treatise of Mr. Cottons clearing certaine doubts concerning predestination together with an examination…

3. But it appears by the Proof, that some further Point is intended then is yet manifested; and such a one as you seem rather to insinuate then express. For whereas hitherto you have proposed a will of God only conditionate, the place of Scripture alleged mentions no such conditionate will, which is indifferent to pass either upon the life or death of a man accordingly as he shall be found to repent or not to repent; but rather intimates a will of God inclining to affect rather the life of man then his death: as it is manifested in these words, I have no pleasure in the wicked mans death, but rather that he repent and live. Now this is nothing congruous to a conditionate will; as before premised; First, because a conditionate will, at the best, is but indifferent, to pass either upon life or death according to the condition proposed. Secondly, if the condition of life be such as whereunto man is not so well disposed, and the condition of death such as whereunto man is most prone; it will follow here-hence, that such a conditionate will is more propense to affect a mans death than life. Thirdly, most of all, in case it be such as that the condition of ⟨p. 59⟩life is never performed, and the condition of death always performed; and the event hereof well known to God when he made this conditionate decree.

3. But it appeares by the Proofe, that some further Point is intended then is yet manifested; and such a one as you seeme rather to insinuate then expresse. For whereas hitherto you have proposed a will of God onely conditionate, the place of Scripture alledged mentions no such conditionate will, which is indifferent to passe either upon the life or death of a man accordingly as hee shall be found to repent or not to repent; but rather intimates a will of God inclining to affect rather the life of man then his death: as it is manifested in these words, I have no pleasure in the wicked mans death, but rather that hee repent and live. Now this is nothing congruous to a conditionate will; as before premised; First, because a conditionate will, at the best, is but indifferent, to passe either upon life or death according to the condition proposed. Secondly, if the condition of life be such as whereunto man is not so well disposed, and the condition of death such as whereunto man is most prone; it will follow here-hence, that such a conditionate will is more propense to affect a mans death than life. Thirdly, most of all, in case it be such as that the condition of