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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…
A treatise of Mr. Cottons clearing certain doubts concerning predestination together with an examination thereof / written by William Twice ...A treatise of Mr. Cottons clearing certaine doubts concerning predestination together with an examination thereof / written by William Twisse ...
London: printed by J.D. for Andrew Crook, 1646
AN EXAMINATION of a Treatise written by Master Cotton, for the clea… › QUESTION •.
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9. The third Answer, though it seems to me not congruous enough in respect of life; because revealed will, in this distinction, is usually taken only for Gods commandment; and life is no precept: yet is it congruous enough in respect of repentance; for it is generally commanded; and consequently, Gods will of life, if it be called his will revealed, may be reduced to congruity, as consequent to repentance, which God commands to all; and consequently, he may be said, by his revealed will, to will the salvation of all. The Answer to this is nothing to purpose, as sticking upon the terms, secret and revealed, and not applied to the usual acceptions of this distinction, which is only to signify Gods will of commandment, which we all know to be revealed; and Gods will of purpose, which mostly is not revealed.
9. The third Answer, though it seemes to mee not congruous enough in respect of life; because revealed will, in this distinction, is usually taken onely for Gods commandement; and life is no precept: yet is it congruous enough in respect of repentance; for it is generally commanded; and consequently, Gods will of life, if it be called his will revealed, may be reduced to congruity, as consequent to repentance, which God commands to all; and consequently, hee may be said, by his revealed will, to will the salvation of all. The Answer to this is nothing to purpose, as sticking upon the termes, secret and revealed, and not applied to the usuall acceptions of this distinction, which is onely to signifie Gods will of commandement, which wee all know to be revealed; and Gods will of purpose, which mostly is not revealed.
10. It is untrue, that it is Gods good pleasure that all should repent; for the will of Gods good pleasure, in the acception of all that ever I read, is only of that which God will have come to pass; and consequently, of what shall come to pass; not of what should come to pass, to wit, of mans duty; that is generally accounted voluntas signi, in distinction from voluntas beneplaciti; and in special, we may call it voluntas praecepti, and distinguish ⟨p. 61⟩