The Court of the Gentiles Part 4:2, Table of contents – Table of definitions 2

The Court of the Gentiles Part 4:2 · Table of contents – Table of definitions 2

BREVIARIE of CONTENTS.

The COURT of the GENTILES.

PART IV. Of Reformed Philoſophie.

BOOK III. Of Divine Predetermination.

CHAP. I. The Explication of the Termes.

THE Controverſie about Predetermination to the entitative act of Sin. p. 2

Seven heads to be diſcuſſed by us. 3

The Explication of the Termes. 4

1. Of Sin. (1) Its origine. ibid.

(2) Its ſubſtrate mater. 5

(3) Its formal Conſtitution. 6

[1] Al acts in their generic nature indifferent. ib.

[2] Al moral Conſtitution from the Divine Law. ibid.

[3] Sin formally conſidered privative. 7

(4) The Kinds of ſinful actions. 8

[1] Actions modally ſinful. 9

[2] Actions intrinſecally ſinful. ib.

2. The natural libertie of the Wil, what. 10

The New Methodiſts diſtinction of Libertie largely and ſtrictly taken, examined and refelled. 11

The true Idea of Libertie. 12

3. Moral Libertie, or Free-wil to good. 13

Of Neceſſitie, Impoſſibilitie, Poſſibilitie. 15

4. The Wil of God, its Diſtribution into ſignificative and decretive. 17

5. Divine Concurſe. (1) Its Immediation, conſiſting not in a mere Habilitie to act, but in exciting to act. 19

(2) Its Efficacitie and Predetermination. 21

[1] Efficacious Concurſe, what. 22

[2] Determinative Concurſe, what. 23

[3] Predeterminative Concurſe, what. 24

Predeterminative Concurſe active and paſſive: alſo Phyſic and Moral. 25

Gods Predetermination to wicked acts. 27

CHAP. II. The ſtate of the Controverſie.

THE agreament of the Predeterminants and Antipredeterminants in ten Propoſitions. 28, &c.

The Antipredeterminants differences among themſelves in 5 particulars. 34, &c.

The difference between the Predeterminants and Antipredeterminants in 7 particulars. 40, &c.

CHAP. III. Scriptural Demonſtrations of our Hypotheſis.

1. FRom Gods prime Cauſalitie. 45, &c.

2. From Gods predetermining natural actions to which ſin is annexed. 52, &c.

[1] The Vendition of Joſeph. ibid.

Evaſions as to Joſephs Vendition ſolved. 56

[2] The Crucifixion of Chriſt. 58

Evaſions about Chriſts Crucifixion taken off. 65

3 From Gods making uſe of wicked Inſtruments for the puniſhment of his people. 69

4. From Gods immediate hand in the Acts of Sin. 72

Shimei's curſing David from God. 73

God moved David to number the People. 75

Other Acts of ſin from God. 76, &c.

5. From Gods efficacious permiſſion of ſin. 85

6. From Gods judicial Induration. 90

The falſe Comments of Adverſaries reſelled. 94

Gods concurſe to the individual act which is ſinful. 96

How God judicially hardens men, without being the Author of ſin. 97

7. From Gods efficacious ordering mens ſins for his own glorie. 101

CHAP. IV. An Hiſtoric Idea of Predeterminants and Antipredeterminants.

THe Aſſertors of Gods predeterminative Concurſe to the ſubſtrate mater of Sin. 108

Auguſtins Sentiments touching it. 109

Proſper and Fulgentius. 110

Anſelme, Hugo de Sancto Victore accord hereto. 111

Aquinas expreſſe herein. 112

Scotus alſo poſitive herein. 114

Greg. Ariminenſis demonſtrates the ſame. 116

So Holcot and Altiſſiodorenſis. 117

Thomas Bradwardine his Character and zele for efficacious Grace. 118

Alſo for efficacious Concurſe to the ſubſtrate mater of ſin. ibid.

His Sentiments touching Gods willing ſin. 119

Alſo how the entitative act is from Gods predeterminative Concurſe. 121

Moreover how God ſpontaneouſly impels men to the entitative act of ſin. 122

The Sentiments of Dominicans, Alvarez, &c. 123

The doctrin of Janſenius, concordant with ours. 125

The Janſeniſts ſentiments agree alſo. 126

The Roman Catechiſme conſonant. 127

Reformed Divines, Wiclef, Calvin, Zuinglius, fully agree. 128

Chamiers defenſe of our Hypotheſis. 130

The Teſtimonie of Lud. Crocius for us. 131

The Synod of Dort and Church of England, Davenant, Ward, Abbot, &c. for us. 132

Such as denie Gods concurſe to the ſubſtrate mater of ſin. 136

Marcion, Manes, Pelagius, Nic. Bonetus. 137

Durandus againſt Gods immediate concurſe. ib.

Who they are that ſymboliſe with Durandus. 138

The Conſentiments of Jeſuites and Moliniſis. 139

Lud. à Dola a ſectator of Durandus. 140

Arminius's Conſentiments. 141

The Remonſtrants and Anabaptiſts conſent. 142

The New Methodiſts how far conſentient. 143

Camero and Amyraldus their conſent. 144

Placeus in ſuſpenſe. 145

Le Blanc and Baronius how far they agree. 146

Strangius our principal Adverſary. 147

How theſe New Methodiſts fel into this their New Method in imitation of Semipelagians. 149

Who of the New Methodiſts may be eſtimed orthodoxe. 150

CHAP. V. Rational Demonſtrations of our Hypotheſis.

ARguments for Predetermination to the ſubſtrate mater of al ſin;

1. From the Futurition of althings. 151

Objections againſt this Argument ſolved. 152

2. From the Certitude of divine Preſcience. 155

Our Adverſaries Evaſions from the force of this Argument. 157

3. From the divine Wil and Decrees, ſpecially that of Reprobation. 159

Davenant's Hypotheſes about abſolute Reprobation. 161

4. From Divine Concurſe: (1) Its Principe. 163

(2) Its Nature. [1] Totalitie. ibid.

[2] Ʋniverſalitie as to Effects. 164

[3] Particularitie as to manner of working. ib.

[4] Immediation. 166

[5] Prioritie and Antecedence. 167

[6] Abſolute Independence. 169

(3) From the Efficace of Gods Concurſe: 170

[1] As to al natural acts. 170

[2] As to ſupernatural Acts and Effects. 172

The Objections urged by the New Methodiſts againſt Predetermination to the ſubſtrate mater of Sin, urged with as much force by Arminians againſt predetermination to good. 174

5. From the Nature of Sin: (1) Its Mater. 176

(2) Its formal Reaſon. 178

6. From Gods Permiſſion of ſin. 179

Divine Permiſſion explicated. 180

7. From Gods Providence about Sin. 182

8. From Creatural Dependence. 185

CHAP. VI. The Objections againſt Predetermination to the ſubſtrate mater of Sin ſolved.

1. OBject. That this Hypotheſis makes God the Author of Sin. 189

1. This Objection as urged by Baronius. ib.

2. The Objection as urged by Strangius. 191

General Solutions for the freeing God from being the Author of Sin. 195

(1) Gods Wil the effective cauſe of the ſubſtrate mater, not a defective cauſe of Sin. ibid.

(2) None the Author of ſin, but the particular moral cauſe thereof. 196

(3) God concurs only to what is naturally good in ſin. ibid.

2. Object. From Gods Eſſence and Attributes. 197

(1) Gods Sinceritie and Fidelitie vindicated. ib.

(2) His Juſtice alſo cleared. 198

(3) The Vindication of his MercieMercy. 199

(4) His Sanctitie alſo vindicated. 200

3. Object. From Gods Word. (1) Preceptive. 202

(2) Promiſſive and Inviting. ibid.

[1] Al Promiſes primarily for the Elect. 204

[2] Their uſe as to Reprobates. ib.

[3] The Antitheſis of Antipredeterminants deſtroyeth the uſe of Promiſſes, &c. as much as our Hypotheſis. 206

[4] What Power we allow Reprobates. 207

4. Object. From the Overthrow of Religion. 208

5. Object. From the Libertie of the Wil. ib.

The injuſtice of the New Methodiſts in urging this Objection, and its inconſiſtence with their own Sentiments. 209

CHAP. VII. The genuine Hypotheſes of the Predeterminants and Antipredeterminants with their Conſequents.

THe genuine Hypotheſes of the Predeterminants, with the falſe Hypotheſes and Conſequents impoſed on them. 211

The Antitheſes of the New Methodiſts and Antipredeterminants, with their dangerous Conſequents. 215

Table of SCRIPTURES Explicated.

Geneſis.

Exodus.

1 Samuel.

2 Samuel.

1 Kings.

2 Kings.

Job.

Pſalmes.

Proverbs.

Eſaias.

Jeremie.

Habakkuk.

Matthew.

Luke.

John.

Acts.

Romans.

1 Corinthians.

2 Corinthians.

Epheſians.

Philippians.

2 Theſſalonians.

Hebrews.

James.

1 Peter.

Jude.

Revelations.

Table of Hebraic Words Explicated.

Table of Grecanic Words Explicated.

p. 1THE COURT OF THE GENTILES.

PART IV. Of Reformed Philoſophie.

BOOK III. Of Divine Predetermination: Wherein the Nature of Divine Predetermination is fully explicated and demonſtrated, both in the general, as alſo more particularly, as to the ſubſtrate matter or entitative act of Sin.