Against Eckhardus twisting Beza and Piscator; Moses' seeming contradictions are not two wills in God
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Henry Eckhardus unfairly foists a contrary opinion on our teachers (Fasciculus 1.q.2), twisting Beza's words and Piscator's — that God sometimes by the Word signifies He wills what He does not truly will, or refuses what He truly wills.
Those great men took occasion from Moses' words (Genesis 22:2, Genesis 22:12; Exodus 9:1, Exodus 9:12; Exodus 10:20; Exodus 4:21) — not to ascribe truly contrary wills to God.Far be it from our doctors to charge the Scriptures with that!There is only an apparent opposition (ἐναντιοφάνεια) in Moses' words: God always signifies by the Word that He wills something He truly wills; He does not always signify that He precisely wills what we first imagine Him to will.If Eckhardus wants to be a fair interpreter, let him learn candor.
Latin
Contrariam opinionem Henricus Eckhardus nostris parum candide impingit fasciculi sui cap.1. q.2. detorquens verba Bezae… Et Piscatoris… Deum interdum verbo significare se velle, quod revera non vult; aut nolle, quod revera vult.
Quibus magnis viris occasionem ita loquendi praebuere verba Mosis Gen. 22.2.12., Exod. 9.1.12. & cap. 10.20. & 4.21. non ut vere contrarias voluntates Deo tribuant… Est duntaxat in verbis Mosis ἐναντιοφάνεια inde ortum, quod Deus per verbum quidem semper significet, se aliquid velle, quod vere vult; non tamen semper significet, se id praecise velle, quod nos eum velle prima fronte concipimus.