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 . tradictory to St. Taul, anddo glofs away the Letter of the Text. Hence then wemay by the way obferve to what Shifts depraved Na-ture is reduced when to diflfemble its Depravationit isnotafhamed to fay that Black, is fignifyd by I infift too much on a Thing which to whoever isnot voluntarily blind, is Self-evident. He who willabide in Darknefs, let him. Let us conclude thisC
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 . tradictory to St. Taul, anddo glofs away the Letter of the Text. Hence then wemay by the way obferve to what Shifts depraved Na-ture is reduced when to diflfemble its Depravationit isnotafhamed to fay that Black, is fignifyd by I infift too much on a Thing which to whoever isnot voluntarily blind, is Self-evident. He who willabide in Darknefs, let him. Let us conclude thisChapter with acknowledging that Sin is the Sole Ef-fect of the Liberty of Man, without the Divine Con-currence, and that Man and all Nature, togetherwith all their Effects and Operations proceeding fromthem are ruined by it: And haften to conclude thisBook by drawing Conclufions from the Truths con-tained in it with reference to the Doctrine of Pre-deftination. CHAR XVIII. A Conclusion of this Second Treatife, whereinthe Truths contained in it are confldered withReference to Predejlination. I. Thatthe Crea-ture wasnot eng-aged nor?predefi-ned to Sinor Pumfk-ment byany De-cree, Con-fait, orOperationof God*. A V I N G confldered in the fore-going Book the Original State ofMan, and the Divine Qualitiesand Advantages with which theCreatures were endued, whenthey came forth of the Hands ofGod : I drew this Conclufion fromthe Whole, viz* That God had dejtined all Things toEternal Life: And now from the Truths laid down inthe Second Treatife concerning the Ways of actingboth cf God and Man in reference to Sin, I do con-clude^ That Godhath not predefined nor engaged Man t* with Reference to Predeftination. 207 1 111 —?^?^—* * to fall into Sin or Ttinifoment, by Idea, Decree^ Confent, Operation: But that they are Effecis of the Creatures moft free Atts, Will, Confent, and Operation. ^^V II. This Conclufion is eafy to be inferrd from,,- ,.and is evidently proved by t
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