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…

4. But whereas you would (I guess) insinuate, that God doth will the life of the wicked (distinguished from Gods Elect) rather then their death, the place alleged is nothing to this purpose; as not signifying what God doth rather will to come to pass, but what God doth take most pleasure in, when it doth come to pass, whether it doth come to pass or no; for certainly, the life and repentance of the world doth never come to pass, according to your opinion.

4. But whereas you would (I guesse) insinuate, that God doth will the life of the wicked (distinguished from Gods Elect) rather then their death, the place alledged is nothing to this purpose; as not signifying what God doth rather will to come to passe, but what God doth take most pleasure in, when it doth come to passe, whether it doth come to passe or no; for certainly, the life and repentance of the world doth never come to passe, according to your opinion.

5. Junius renders the place so, as that Gods delight is signified to be placed in the repentance of a sinner; Ne vivam fi delector morte improbi; sed delector cum revertitur improbus ut vivat. And indeed God is glorified by our obedience, as whereby he is acknowledged to be our supreme Lord; not so by our disobedience. And indeed, did God take pleasure in the death of a sinner, what should move him to wait for his repentance, and use all persuasive means to bring him to repentance? And it is proposed to take them off from a desperate condition, proposed in these words, Quia defectiones nostrae & peccata nostra incumbunt nobis, ideò ipsis nos tabescimus ecqui viveremus. To take them off from this, the Lord sends his Prophet, charging him and saying, Dic eis, ne vivam ego, dictum Domini, si delector morte improbi, sed cum revertitur improbus à via sua ut vivat. Revertimini, revertimini à viis vestris pessimis; cur enim moreremini, domus Israelis?

5. Junius renders the place so, as that Gods delight is signified to be placed in the repentance of a sinner; Ne vivam fi delector morte improbi; sed delector cum revertitur improbus ut vivat. And indeed God is glorified by our obedience, as whereby hee is acknowledged to be our supreme Lord; not so by our disobedience. And indeed, did God take pleasure in the death of a sinner, what should move him to wait for his repentance, and use all perswasive meanes to bring him to repentance? And it is proposed to take them off from a desperate condition, proposed in these words, Quia defectiones nostrae & peccata nostra incumbunt nobis, ideò ipsis nos tabescimus ecqui viveremus. To take them off from this, the Lord sends his Prophet, charging him and saying, Dic eis, ne vivam ego, dictum Domini, si delector morte improbi, sed cum revertitur improbus à via sua ut vivat. Revertimini, revertimini à viis vestris pessimis; cur enim moreremini, domus Israelis?