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To: A.J.Armitage; xzins; ksen; HarleyD; Vernon; Corin Stormhands; Revelation 911; The Grammarian; ...
I saw the important things to observe about the main terms and phrases used in the free will debate, especially what the ordinary usage of them is and what the Arminian usage is; then I considered the Arminian conception of free will and the supposed necessity of it for moral responsibility to exist, or whether the ordinary usage of "free will" is a better, or the only, justification for moral responsibility

Nice try AJ, but your translation needs another editing. The more I read of Mr. Edward's rant against Arminianism the more likely I am to conclude that it makes no sense because there's no sense there to make.

His sermons in which he sounds like an Arminian are much more clear and in need of no translation or paraphrasing. In the above essay I believe the he really had no idea what he was saying, and your paraphrase does nothing to clarify the matter.

But it was a nice try. Do you want to try in in English this next time?

66 posted on 02/10/2004 6:58:03 PM PST by P-Marlowe (LPFOKETT GAHCOEEP-w/o* &AAGG)
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I've already simplified it for you significantly. At some point you've just got to apply yourself.
67 posted on 02/10/2004 7:02:11 PM PST by A.J.Armitage (http://calvinist-libertarians.blogspot.com/)
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