The oeconomy of sin : wherein are explain'd, its possibility, its futurition, its nature, its event and effects, both in angels and in manAnd wherein also is demonstrated and maintain'd the truth of original sin . did not do and ratifie as to themwhat he was not pleated to do but upon Condition oftheir Correfpondence and of their freely willing it ? Ithink one cannot without enormous Falfity alledge anyother Reafbns of the Creatures Damnation. Thus, I think, the Idea of an infinitely perfect Be-ing remains entirely untouched by fuch a Method asexplains Providence and Grace after fuch a Manner
The oeconomy of sin : wherein are explain'd, its possibility, its futurition, its nature, its event and effects, both in angels and in manAnd wherein also is demonstrated and maintain'd the truth of original sin . did not do and ratifie as to themwhat he was not pleated to do but upon Condition oftheir Correfpondence and of their freely willing it ? Ithink one cannot without enormous Falfity alledge anyother Reafbns of the Creatures Damnation. Thus, I think, the Idea of an infinitely perfect Be-ing remains entirely untouched by fuch a Method asexplains Providence and Grace after fuch a Manner asfalves the Holinefs and Juftice of God, that prefervesthem perfectly in their full Brightnefs, and leaves Manentirely free, and makes him the fole Author of his Mi-feries, fo that none of them can be charged upon who will now fide with me. In the mean while Iwill continue my Anfwers to the reft of the Difficultiesthat (till remain upon this Subject. CHAP. 88 Solution of Objections CHAP. XIII. lour Capital and Artificial Difficulties againjlthe Syfiem of Vmverfal Grace in favour ofSupralapfifm and Particularifm. The Solutionof em. I. Fourmain Dif-ficultiesopposed a-gainfl theUniverfa-lity M O N G the many artificial Difficultiesthat are raisd againfl: the Univerfalityof Gods Grace in defence of the oppo-fite Doclrne, there are four principalones, which I intend to propose andfolve. The fi^fi is taken from thePrinciple and Motive of Gods Actions; the fecond^from the Confideration of the Execution and Event ofthem ; the third, from the Confiderarion of the Natureof Divine Actions ; the fourth, from the Confidera-tion of Mans Duty.(\.) The l] (ij God, fay they, was pleasd to make Creaturesfij} is this, for the Manifeftation of his Glory. The Manifefta-andit is tion of Gods Glory con fids in the Manifestation Attributes. Among other of his Attributes thereis his Juftice, and his Mercy. Salvation is the Mani-Foundtthn feftatjpn 0f his Mercy, and Damnation i
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