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In Johannes Cocceius's The Doctrine of the Covenant and Testament of God (p. 104), he cites from a work by Thomas Cartwright. The reference is listed in the text as Hist. Christi, tom. 2, p. 84. Having checked PRDL, it is not immediately clear which book Cocceius is citing, though I think that it may be Cartwright's Harmony of the Evangelists (in Latin), which was published in Amsterdam in 1647. In fact, looking at the edition on the Internet Archive, I think that the section Cocceius quotes is taken from the third paragraph on the first column of page 84.
The English translation of the quotation reads, "Christ's benevolence is indeed remarkable and incredible to the whole human race, but nevertheless is restricted by the will of the Father. For while in His love toward men He may long for all to be saved, nevertheless, since He understands that it appears otherwise to the Father, He gathers His emotion and casts it on the will of the Father, and because it happens for the best and most just judgment of God, He rejoices with Him."
Is anyone here able to check the quote with the original Latin source to see if it is indeed from the Harmony of the Evangelists?
The English translation of the quotation reads, "Christ's benevolence is indeed remarkable and incredible to the whole human race, but nevertheless is restricted by the will of the Father. For while in His love toward men He may long for all to be saved, nevertheless, since He understands that it appears otherwise to the Father, He gathers His emotion and casts it on the will of the Father, and because it happens for the best and most just judgment of God, He rejoices with Him."
Is anyone here able to check the quote with the original Latin source to see if it is indeed from the Harmony of the Evangelists?
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