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voluntatem_fw-la salvandi_fw-la not_o to_o have_v a_o will_v to_o save_v a_o man_n or_o not_o to_o will_v a_o man_n salvation_n be_v proper_o no_o act_n but_o rather_o a_o negation_n of_o a_o act_n and_o therefore_o indeed_o bellarmine_n call_v it_o actum_fw-la negativum_fw-la a_o ibid._n negative_a act_n but_o that_o as_o i_o say_v be_v indeed_o no_o act_n at_o all_o but_o a_o mere_a negation_n of_o it_o and_o therefore_o alvarez_n make_v the_o first_o act_n of_o reprobation_n 5._o to_o be_v a_o positive_a act_n whereby_o god_n will_v be_v not_o to_o admit_v some_o unto_o life_n eternal_a it_o be_v one_o thing_n not_o to_o have_v a_o will_v to_o save_v and_o another_o thing_n to_o have_v a_o will_v not_o to_o save_v the_o former_a be_v mere_o negative_a but_o the_o latter_a be_v positive_a and_o he_o prove_v that_o reprobation_n do_v include_v a_o positive_a act_n because_o the_o mere_a negative_a of_o not_o ordain_v unto_o life_n eternal_a be_v even_o in_o respect_n of_o man_n and_o angel_n that_o only_o may_v be_v but_o never_o shall_v be_v those_o god_n do_v not_o will_n to_o save_v and_o to_o glorify_v yet_o proper_o they_o be_v not_o the_o object_n of_o god_n reprobation_n the_o same_o 6._o alvarez_n say_v that_o this_o positive_a act_n of_o reprobation_n whereby_o god_n will_v and_o pleasure_n from_o eternity_n be_v not_o to_o admit_v some_o into_o his_o kingdom_n be_v not_o conditional_a but_o absolute_a and_o in_o order_n of_o nature_n before_o the_o foreknowledge_n of_o the_o ill_a use_n of_o freewill_n and_o this_o he_o prove_v from_o hence_o that_o the_o apostle_n rom._n 9_o have_v infer_v from_o what_o he_o have_v say_v of_o predestination_n and_o reprobation_n therefore_o he_o have_v mercy_n on_o who_o he_o will_v have_v mercy_n and_o who_o he_o will_v he_o harden_v present_o bring_v in_o the_o complaint_n of_o those_o who_o think_v it_o hard_o that_o god_n shall_v predestine_v and_o reprobate_a without_o have_v respect_n to_o merit_n why_o then_o do_v he_o yet_o complain_v for_o who_o have_v resist_v his_o will_n and_o he_o answer_v o_o man_n who_o be_v thou_o that_o reply_v against_o god_n shall_v the_o thing_n form_v say_v to_o he_o that_o form_v it_o why_o have_v thou_o make_v i_o thus_o have_v not_o the_o potter_n power_n over_o the_o clay_n of_o the_o same_o lump_n to_o make_v one_o vessel_n unto_o honour_n and_o another_o unto_o dishonour_n now_o this_o answer_n and_o reproof_n say_v he_o shall_v have_v no_o place_n if_o god_n do_v not_o before_o the_o foreknowledge_n of_o the_o ill_a use_n of_o freewill_n reprobate_n some_o by_o a_o absolute_a and_o efficacious_a will_n for_o the_o apostle_n may_v easy_o answer_v that_o it_o depend_v upon_o the_o good_a or_o ill_a use_n of_o man_n freewill_n which_o god_n do_v foreknow_v that_o some_o be_v reprobate_v and_o not_o other_o and_o he_o cite_v ibid._n austin_n say_v many_o be_v not_o save_v not_o because_o they_o will_v not_o but_o because_o god_n will_v not_o which_o most_o clear_o appear_v in_o young_a infant_n this_o same_o author_n also_o again_o lay_v down_o this_o conclusion_n 8._o reprobation_n whereby_o god_n determine_v not_o to_o give_v eternal_a life_n to_o some_o and_o to_o suffer_v they_o to_o sin_n be_v not_o conditional_a but_o absolute_a neither_o do_v it_o presuppose_v in_o god_n the_o foreknowledge_n or_o foresight_n of_o the_o ill_a desert_n of_o the_o reprobate_n or_o of_o his_o perseverance_n in_o sin_n unto_o the_o end_n of_o his_o life_n 11._o and_o again_o neither_o actual_a sin_n nor_o original_a nor_o both_o together_o foresee_v of_o god_n be_v the_o meritorious_a cause_n or_o motive_n of_o any_o one_o reprobation_n in_o respect_n of_o all_o the_o effect_n of_o it_o ibid._n and_o