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It seems then, that the whole difficulty arises, from considering God’s will as distinct from God.Otherwise it vanishes away.For none can doubt, but God is the cause of the law of God.But the will of God is God himself.It is God considered as willing thus or thus.Consequently, to say, That the will of God, or that God himself is the cause of the law, is one and the same thing.
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7. It seems then, that the whole difficulty arises, from considering God’s will as distinct from God. Otherwise it vanishes away. For none can doubt, but God is the cause of the law of God. But the will of God is God himself. It is God considered as willing thus or thus. Consequently, to say, That the will of God, or that God himself is the cause of the law, is one and the same thing.