Two Dissertations · §748 · John Davenant

Cap. X Arg. IX: they add God’s will as cause of angelic non-election with no cause expected from the non-elect; before any foreseen demonic sin (Suarez, Vasquez, Bellarmine)

They say more: God by absolute antecedent will chose some angels and passed others by—and they add expressly that God’s will alone is the cause of that non-election, with no cause looked for on the those not chosen’s side. So Suarez (Opusc. p. 175): this reprobation was made n the demons. So Vasquez (in 1, pp. 698, 701). And they teach and prove that this reprobation did not hang on foresight of sin in them—so Bellarmine (De gratia et libero arbitrio 2.17).

Latin

Neque id solum dicunt, Deum absoluta et antecedente voluntate quosdam ex hisce Angelis elegisse, quosdam praeteriisse, sed addunt expresse, solam Dei voluntatem esse causam hujus non-electionis, nulla exspectata causa ex parte non-electorum: Sic Suarez Opusc. pag. 175. Dicunt, Hanc reprobationem factam ante omne peccatum praevisum in ipsis daemonibus: Sic Vasquez in 1. pag. 698, et 701. Docent denique et probant, Hanc reprobationem non pependisse ex praevisione peccati in iisdem: Sic Bellarminus, De grat. et lib. arbitr. lib. 2. cap. 17.

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