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 . isfaction be given to thefe *hefeDif-Difrculties by that Method which (hall be pretended-^*/r;V^more commodious than others. I think whoever un- are J0^^derftands the Syftem and the Truth of all the prece- rfiour Nj ding^ l82 Solution of Objections Chap. XI. ding Tracts, will eafily perceive that by the help ofi/W* them theft Difficulties appear none at all, and eventhat in divers Pl
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 . isfaction be given to thefe *hefeDif-Difrculties by that Method which (hall be pretended-^*/r;V^more commodious than others. I think whoever un- are J0^^derftands the Syftem and the Truth of all the prece- rfiour Nj ding^ l82 Solution of Objections Chap. XI. ding Tracts, will eafily perceive that by the help ofi/W* them theft Difficulties appear none at all, and eventhat in divers Places I have given Anfwers to the Sub-ftance and thing it (elf, if not to the very Terms ofthem. But there being others frill behind in the Solurtion of which I intend to fpend the reft of this Treatife,I will begin with a Word or two concerning theft, andthen ftt down the other, and firft, thoft drawn fromReafon, and after thofe from Scripture. —~— CHAP. XIL A Solution of the preceding Difficulties accordingto our Syfiem. That the Idea of an infinitely?perfect Being is by it preferv^d untouched andentire. I. TbefrfiDifficultyconcerningthe Perfe-ction ofGodsKnowledgeand hisForeknow-ledge. T is contrary, they fay^ to the Idea ofan infinitely perfect Being to be igno-rant of any thing, vi^. of things future:for a Being that knew^things to comeand penetrated into future Eternity,ct woud be muchperfecter ; therefore I coud conceive6i fomething much perfecter than God, vi£, a Beingc that knew all things. I have many things to fay upon this Point, Firft,The Idea of the infinite Perfection of a Being, necella-rily requires that tfois Being be perfect by the fole Ideaand Knowledge of himfelf and of hirnftlf alone, andexcludes the Necelfity^of any other Knowledge what-ever, of any other Object: and of any other Idea : fortheft things, or the Idea of them cannot be neceffaryto this perfect Being, except this perfect B^frg wereimperfect without them, which is a Contradic
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