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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
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
I answer, that objection propounded by the Apostle, Why doth he yet complain? for who hath resisted his will? doth not arise ⟨p. 199⟩upon occasion of Gods preferring Jacob before Esau, but upon the latter part of the Corollary going immediately before, v. 18. Whom he will he hardeneth; for if it be God that hardeneth the creature, and that according to his absolute will, then might the hardened creature say, what fault is there in me to be so hardened? Why doth God complain of me for my hardness and impenitency? Who hath resisted his will?
I answer, that objection propounded by the Apostle, Why doth hee yet complain? for who hath resisted his will? doth not arise ⟨p. 199⟩upon occasion of Gods preferring Jacob before Esau, but upon the latter part of the Corollary going immediately before, v. 18. Whom hee will hee hardneth; for if it bee God that hardneth the creature, and that according to his absolute will, then might the hardned creature say, what fault is there in mee to bee so hardned? Why doth God complain of mee for my hardnesse and impenitency? Who hath resisted his will?
To make this objection colourable, we need not say as you seem to imply, that the Apostle gave occasion of it, by ascribing the hardening of Pharaoh and other reprobates to Gods absolute will, and without all respect to sin; yet the creature hardened, is wont to plead with God about it, Esa. 63. 17. you shall there see Gods own people to err, and upon their error, to have their hearts hardened from Gods fear, and both done by God, and yet the people expostulate with God about it, which if Gods own people may do reverently, is it any wonder if the reprobates do the same upon the same occasion petulantly and profanely?
To make this objection colourable, wee need not say as you seem to imply, that the Apostle gave occasion of it, by ascribing the hardning of Pharaoh and other reprobates to Gods absolute will, and without all respect to sin; yet the creature hardned, is wont to plead with God about it,