Wednesday, July 09, 2008

AC 8227 - Just because He permits, does not mean He wills.

AC 8227 [2]
It is believed that evils too are from the Divine,
because the Divine permits them, and does not take them away;
and he who permits and does not take away when he is able,
appears to will, and thus to be the cause.
But the Divine permits because it cannot prevent or take away;
for the Divine wills nothing but good;
and if it were to prevent and take away evils,
that is those of punishments, vastations, persecutions,
temptations, and the like,
then it would will evil,
for then such persons could not be amended,
and evil would increase until it had the dominion over good.

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