...events. But Calvinists deny that this follows from their doctrines. These doctrines no doubt imply that, in relation to the foreknowledge and decree of God the first cause, all things do come to pass immutably and infallibly, and thus they certainly establish necessity and exclude liberty...

...decree of God, the firat cause, all things come to pass immutably and infallibly ; yet, by tho вате providence, he ordereth them to fall out according...causes, either necessarily, freely, or contingently." See also chap. 11Ц 1. l г. bilitaiem cum indifferentiateu libértale txccutionis icu tvcntui —...

...cause, all things come to pass inmwfcifi/y nnd infallibly : yet, by the same providence, he ordercth them to fall out according to the nature of second causes, either ncre*sarily, frcdy, or cantitirjently." See also clmp. iii. § 1. PRESCIENCE AND LIBERTY. oilitattm...

...certainty of future events, or their certain futurition, and this according to their several kinds. " Although in relation to the foreknowledge and decree...necessarily, freely, or contingently" (Confession of Faith. Chap. V. 2). Events in material objects are necessary relatively to those objects, though they may...

...distinction is brought out by the Confession with great clearness in Chap. V., sec. 2, where it is said: "Although in relation to the foreknowledge and decree...causes, either necessarily, freely or contingently. " The indignation, therefore, of John Wesley, and his modern defender, is based on a pure misrepresentation....

...that "although in relation to the foreknowledge and decree of God, tho first cause, all things came to pass immutably and infallibly ; yet by the same...providence he ordereth them to fall out according to the naturp of second causes either necessarily, or freely, or contingently." Hence, while " God cannot...

...relinquit et confirmat." 2 To the same effect the " Westminster Confession " 3 says : God ordereth events " to fall out according .to the nature of second causes, either necessarily, freely, or contingently." 4. From this it follows that the efficiency or agency of God is not the same in relation to all kinds...

...so often stated in calvinistic books, in the old language of the schools, God "ordereth all things to fall out according to the nature of second causes, either necessarily, freely, or contingently." That is to say, in modern language, God has given to all His creation a certain fixed constitution,...

...which effect them. So declares our Confession with incomparable exactness and precision of statement. "Although in relation to the foreknowledge and decree...causes, either necessarily, freely, or contingently," chap, v., 2. Hence again it declares, " God from all eternity, did by the most wise and holy counsel...

...his own will," to the praise of the glory of his wisdom, power, justice, goodness, and mercy.' II. Although in relation to the foreknowledge and decree...causes, either necessarily, freely, or contingently." III. God, in his ordinary providence, maketh use of means," yet is free to work without," mandatum...