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Quest. Why then did God repent that he created man, and that hee made Saul King, and why doth hee many times reuoake his promise and his threarnings?
Ans. This is spoken figuratiuely and vnproperly, for the change is not in his Gods will and decree, but onely in the things or euent, and that as the conditions in men implyed and vnderstood, are changeable.
Secondly, by this kind of speech God would shew how
hainous and horrible were mans sinnes, and naturall cor∣ruption, proceeding partly from his rebellious will, and partly from the Diuell.
Thirdly, God declareth that he, in respect of the out∣ward worke and act, will doe that which men when they repent, vse to doe, namely destroy his worke: Thus hee drowned the whole world in Noah his time, and in fight caused Saul to be slaine.
Lastly, God hath purposed and ordained at once, by his stedfast decree, that he will so often ratifie this change of the effects of his anger and mercies, as often as any iust cause commeth betweene, Ezek. 24.25. Math. 18.35. Rom. 2.6. which inter-current cause if it be euill, God de∣creed the permission and ordering of it onely, but if it be good, God decreed to worke it, and doth in time bring it into act and effect.
Gen. 6.6.7 8. Ier. 18. v. 7.8.9.10.