The old writers often shrink from the straightforward acknowledgement of the truth in this matter, from motives of piety. They are afraid of opening to the blasphemers a window for their slanders concerning the works of God. While I salute their restraint, I consider that there is very little danger of this if we simply hold to the teaching of scripture. Even Augustine is not always emancipated that superstitious fear; as when he says (of predestination and grace), that hardening and blinding refer not to the operation of God, but to his foreknowledge. But there are so many sayings of scripture which will not admit to such fine distinctions; for they clearly indicate that Gods intervention consists in something more than His foreknowledge. --John Calvin And Augustine knew better; as did the Monergists before him.
Posted on: Tue, 30 Sep 2014 00:27:33 +0000
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