. A Careful and strict enquiry into the modern prevailing notions of that freedom of will : which is supposed to be essential to moral agency, virtue and vice, reward and punishment, praise and blame. ct. XI. Of a fuppofed huonfijience of thefe Principleswith Gods inoral Chara£ier. 37a Sect. XII. Of a fuppofed Tendency of thefe Principlesto Atheifm^ and Licentioufnefs. 385 ^ECT. XIII. Concerning that ObjeSiion againft the Rea-foning by which the Calvinijiic Do(3:rine is it is metaphyfical and abjirufe. 390 T:he CONCLUSION. WHAT Treatment this Difcourfe may probably meetwith, fro
. A Careful and strict enquiry into the modern prevailing notions of that freedom of will : which is supposed to be essential to moral agency, virtue and vice, reward and punishment, praise and blame. ct. XI. Of a fuppofed huonfijience of thefe Principleswith Gods inoral Chara£ier. 37a Sect. XII. Of a fuppofed Tendency of thefe Principlesto Atheifm^ and Licentioufnefs. 385 ^ECT. XIII. Concerning that ObjeSiion againft the Rea-foning by which the Calvinijiic Do(3:rine is it is metaphyfical and abjirufe. 390 T:he CONCLUSION. WHAT Treatment this Difcourfe may probably meetwith, from fome Perfons. 4C0 Confequences concerning feveral Calvinijiic Dbdirines ; fuchas an univerjaly defijive Providence* 402 The rhe CONTENTS. The total Depravity and Corruption of Mmis Nature, 403Efficacious Grace. 404 An univerfal and abfolute Decree j and abfolute, eternal, perfonal Ele£iion. 406 Particular Redemption, 407 Perfeverance of Saints. 408 Concerning the Treatment which Calvini/iic Writers and Divines have met with. 410 The Unhappinefs of the Change lately in many Protejiant Countries. 411 The Boldnefs of fome Writers. 412 The excellent Wifdom appearing in the holy Scriptures. 4^3. PART PART I. Wherein are explained and ftated va--rious Terms and Things belongingto the Subjed: of the enfuing Dif-courfe. Section I. Concerning the Nature of the Will, T may poffibly be thought, that thereSS is no great Need of going about to de-l§ fine or defcribe the lVill\ this Word^i^lcS^ft being generally as well underftood asany other Words v/e can ufe to explainit: And fo perhaps it would be, had nor Philoib-phers, Metaphyficians and PolemicDivines broughtthe Matter into Obfcurity by the Things they havefaid of it. But fince it is fo, I think it may be offome Ufe, and will tend to the greater Clcarnefsin the following Difcourfe, to fay a few Ihings concerning it. B And 2 the Nature of the Will. Part I. And therefore I obferve, that the TVill (without,any metaphyfical Refining)
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