Chapter 39: On the permission of sin, its foundation, opposite, connections, and consequences
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CHAPTER THIRTY-NINE.On the permission of sin, and its foundation, opposite, connections, and consequences.
Thus far concerning sin: next follows its PERMISSION, which is an act of divine providence concerning it, by which all impediments that God knows would stop the sin if applied to human power or will, and also compelling forces that efficaciously drive toward doing what one abhors, are suspended.This locus on permission the most learned Twisse inquired into; Arminius also attempted it more than once.Ignorance of this doctrine makes it that when some could not understand whence sin is — inasmuch as it is the highest evil that is given, which cannot be from God who is most highly good — they denied Gods providence itself.
Latin
CAPUT TRIGESIMUM NONUM, De permissione peccati, eiusque fundamento, opposito, connexis et consequentibus. HActenus de peccato: sequitur eius PERMISSIO, quae est actus divinae providentiae circa illud, quo omnia impedimenta quae Deus novit, si adhiberentur potentiae aut voluntati hominis, peccatum reipsa impeditura, tum cogentia quae efficaciter impellunt ad agendum a quo quis abhorret, suspenduntur. Locum hunc de permissione inquisivit doctissimus Twissus; Arminius quoque non semel tentavit. Ignoratio huius doctrinae efficit ut cum quidam intelligere non possent unde peccatum sit, utpote summum malum quod datur, quod a Deo summe bono esse nequit, ipsam Dei providentiam negaverint.