Ib.
p. 281.
Of these five kinds of liberty, the two first agree only to God, so that in the highest degree
, that is, freedom of will is proper to God only; and in this sense Calvin and Luther rightly deny that the will of any creature is or ever was free.
I add, except as in God, and God in us. Now the latter alone is will; for it alone is
ens super ens
. And here lies the mystery, which I dare not openly and promiscuously reveal.
Ib.
Yet doth not God's working upon the will take from it the power of dissenting, and doing the contrary; but so inclineth it, that having liberty to do otherwise, yet she will actually determine so.
This will not do. Were it true, then my understanding would be free in a mathematical proportion; or the whole position amounts only to this, that the will, though compelled, is still the will. Be it so; yet not a free will. In short, Luther and Calvin are right so far. A creaturely will cannot be free; but the will in a rational creature may cease to be creaturely, and the creature,
