Jonathan Edwards makes a good point concerning the necessity of God’s Wisdom against voluntarism, or those who consider God’s freedom usurped by a doctrine that “anchors” his character to necessity. Edwards replies that if God’s will is not guided by his wisdom then his very being is subject to evil:
If God’s will is steadily and [...]
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Edwards on the Necessary Dependence of God’s Will upon His Wisdom
Posted in 18th Century Theologians, Cosmology, Doctrine of God, Freedom, Jonathan Edwards, Philosophy/Theology, Theology, Voluntarism, tagged divine attributes, Freedom of the Will, Divine Simplicity, Essence on April 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Paul, Plato, and Aristotle on the Lex Naturalis: The Interpretation of David Pareus
Posted in Ancient Philosophers, Aristotle, Bible, David Pareus, Doctrine of God, Epistemology, History, Natural Law, Philosophy, Philosophy/Theology, Plato, Psychology, Reason/Revelation, Reformed Scholastics, Theology, tagged scholasticism, nature, reason, humanism, German Reformed, Synod of Dort, Philebus, de Anima on April 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
David Pareus (d. 1622) is one of those church reformers that most people have never heard of. In fact, his name was world renowned in his day. He was known via his association with former tutors such as Zacharius Ursinus and Jerome Zanchi, and for his biblical scholarship, defense of the Reformed churches against Catholic apologists, and [...]
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