Freedom and Necessity in God

No. 341

The freedom of will (to speak very improperly) don't infer an absolute contingency, nor is it inconsistent with an absolute necessity of the event that is to be brought about by this free will. For most certainly, God's will is free, or is no more bound than the will of his creatures; yet there is the greatest and most absolute necessity imaginable, that God should always will good and never evil. But if this instance will not be allowed, 'tis certain that the will of the man Christ Jesus was free, who was a man as well as we, one of the same faculties as we; yet as free as his will was, it was impossible that he should will sin. - WJE 13:217

CORPUS NOTECARDS

None

TERMS & REFERENCES

Term Set A: free freedom necessity

Term Set B: will volition

Max Distance Between Terms = 3

Reference List A/B

1:132 - Freedom of the Will (WJEO 1)
1:133 - Freedom of the Will (WJEO 1)
1:149 - Freedom of the Will (WJEO 1)
1:155 - Freedom of the Will (WJEO 1)
1:169 - Freedom of the Will (WJEO 1)
1:171 - Freedom of the Will (WJEO 1)
1:172 - Freedom of the Will (WJEO 1)
1:173 - Freedom of the Will (WJEO 1)
1:174 - Freedom of the Will (WJEO 1)
1:176 - Freedom of the Will (WJEO 1)
1:178 - Freedom of the Will (WJEO 1)
1:179 - Freedom of the Will (WJEO 1)
1:184 - Freedom of the Will (WJEO 1)
1:186 - Freedom of the Will (WJEO 1)
1:188 - Freedom of the Will (WJEO 1)
1:189 - Freedom of the Will (WJEO 1)
1:190 - Freedom of the Will (WJEO 1)
1:191 - Freedom of the Will (WJEO 1)
1:193 - Freedom of the Will (WJEO 1)
1:194 - Freedom of the Will (WJEO 1)
1:195 - Freedom of the Will (WJEO 1)
1:205 - Freedom of the Will (WJEO 1)
1:207 - Freedom of the Will (WJEO 1)
1:209 - Freedom of the Will (WJEO 1)
1:210 - Freedom of the Will (WJEO 1)
1:216 - Freedom of the Will (WJEO 1)
1:222 - Freedom of the Will (WJEO 1)
1:223 - Freedom of the Will (WJEO 1)
1:224 - Freedom of the Will (WJEO 1)
1:225 - Freedom of the Will (WJEO 1)
1:234 - Freedom of the Will (WJEO 1)
1:253 - Freedom of the Will (WJEO 1)
1:255 - Freedom of the Will (WJEO 1)
1:256 - Freedom of the Will (WJEO 1)
1:263 - Freedom of the Will (WJEO 1)
1:269 - Freedom of the Will (WJEO 1)
1:270 - Freedom of the Will (WJEO 1)
1:271 - Freedom of the Will (WJEO 1)
1:272 - Freedom of the Will (WJEO 1)
1:277 - Freedom of the Will (WJEO 1)
1:288 - Freedom of the Will (WJEO 1)
1:289 - Freedom of the Will (WJEO 1)
1:296 - Freedom of the Will (WJEO 1)
1:299 - Freedom of the Will (WJEO 1)
1:303 - Freedom of the Will (WJEO 1)
1:320 - Freedom of the Will (WJEO 1)
1:324 - Freedom of the Will (WJEO 1)
1:326 - Freedom of the Will (WJEO 1)
1:351 - Freedom of the Will (WJEO 1)
1:359 - Freedom of the Will (WJEO 1)
1:370 - Freedom of the Will (WJEO 1)
1:372 - Freedom of the Will (WJEO 1)
1:375 - Freedom of the Will (WJEO 1)
1:377 - Freedom of the Will (WJEO 1)
1:381 - Freedom of the Will (WJEO 1)
1:384 - Freedom of the Will (WJEO 1)
1:395 - Freedom of the Will (WJEO 1)
1:397 - Freedom of the Will (WJEO 1)
1:417 - Freedom of the Will (WJEO 1)
1:418 - Freedom of the Will (WJEO 1)
1:431 - Freedom of the Will (WJEO 1)
1:432 - Freedom of the Will (WJEO 1)
1:433 - Freedom of the Will (WJEO 1)
1:434 - Freedom of the Will (WJEO 1)
1:435 - Freedom of the Will (WJEO 1)
1:436 - Freedom of the Will (WJEO 1)
1:439 - Freedom of the Will (WJEO 1)
1:453 - Freedom of the Will (WJEO 1)
1:454 - Freedom of the Will (WJEO 1)
2:390 - Religious Affections (WJEO 2)
3:194 - Original Sin (WJEO 3)
3:195 - Original Sin (WJEO 3)
3:201 - Original Sin (WJEO 3)
3:228 - Original Sin (WJEO 3)
3:375 - Original Sin (WJEO 3)
3:384 - Original Sin (WJEO 3)
3:425 - Original Sin (WJEO 3)
3:432 - Original Sin (WJEO 3)
4:191 - The Great Awakening (WJEO 4)
4:400 - The Great Awakening (WJEO 4)
5:429 - Apocalyptic Writings (WJEO 5)
6:396 - Scientific and Philosophical Writings (WJEO 6)
7:498 - The Life of David Brainerd (WJEO 7)
8:346 - Ethical Writings (WJEO 8)
8:347 - Ethical Writings (WJEO 8)
9:406 - A History of the Work of Redemption (WJEO 9)
10:346 - Sermons and Discourses 1720-1723 (WJEO 10)
10:621 - Sermons and Discourses 1720-1723 (WJEO 10)
13:217 - The Miscellanies: (Entry Nos. a-z, aa-zz, 1-500) (WJEO 13)
13:238 - The Miscellanies: (Entry Nos. a-z, aa-zz, 1-500) (WJEO 13)
13:282 - The Miscellanies: (Entry Nos. a-z, aa-zz, 1-500) (WJEO 13)
13:383 - The Miscellanies: (Entry Nos. a-z, aa-zz, 1-500) (WJEO 13)
13:416 - The Miscellanies: (Entry Nos. a-z, aa-zz, 1-500) (WJEO 13)
13:435 - The Miscellanies: (Entry Nos. a-z, aa-zz, 1-500) (WJEO 13)
13:450 - The Miscellanies: (Entry Nos. a-z, aa-zz, 1-500) (WJEO 13)
13:484 - The Miscellanies: (Entry Nos. a-z, aa-zz, 1-500) (WJEO 13)
14:427 - Sermons and Discourses: 1723-1729 (WJEO 14)
16:218 - Letters and Personal Writings (WJEO 16)
16:491 - Letters and Personal Writings (WJEO 16)
16:577 - Letters and Personal Writings (WJEO 16)
16:696 - Letters and Personal Writings (WJEO 16)
16:706 - Letters and Personal Writings (WJEO 16)
16:707 - Letters and Personal Writings (WJEO 16)
17:389 - Sermons and Discourses, 1730-1733 (WJEO 17)
18:66 - The Miscellanies, (Entry Nos. 501-832) (WJEO 18)
18:111 - The Miscellanies, (Entry Nos. 501-832) (WJEO 18)
18:158 - The Miscellanies, (Entry Nos. 501-832) (WJEO 18)
18:197 - The Miscellanies, (Entry Nos. 501-832) (WJEO 18)
18:406 - The Miscellanies, (Entry Nos. 501-832) (WJEO 18)
18:540 - The Miscellanies, (Entry Nos. 501-832) (WJEO 18)
19:346 - Sermons and Discourses, 1734-1738 (WJEO 19)
19:361 - Sermons and Discourses, 1734-1738 (WJEO 19)
19:366 - Sermons and Discourses, 1734-1738 (WJEO 19)
19:498 - Sermons and Discourses, 1734-1738 (WJEO 19)
19:791 - Sermons and Discourses, 1734-1738 (WJEO 19)
20:241 - The Miscellanies, 833-1152 (WJEO 20)
20:280 - The Miscellanies, 833-1152 (WJEO 20)
20:460 - The Miscellanies, 833-1152 (WJEO 20)
21:201 - Writings on the Trinity, Grace, and Faith (WJEO 21)
21:211 - Writings on the Trinity, Grace, and Faith (WJEO 21)
21:222 - Writings on the Trinity, Grace, and Faith (WJEO 21)
21:224 - Writings on the Trinity, Grace, and Faith (WJEO 21)
21:225 - Writings on the Trinity, Grace, and Faith (WJEO 21)
21:230 - Writings on the Trinity, Grace, and Faith (WJEO 21)
21:231 - Writings on the Trinity, Grace, and Faith (WJEO 21)
21:237 - Writings on the Trinity, Grace, and Faith (WJEO 21)
21:242 - Writings on the Trinity, Grace, and Faith (WJEO 21)
21:243 - Writings on the Trinity, Grace, and Faith (WJEO 21)
21:245 - Writings on the Trinity, Grace, and Faith (WJEO 21)
21:259 - Writings on the Trinity, Grace, and Faith (WJEO 21)
21:268 - Writings on the Trinity, Grace, and Faith (WJEO 21)
21:269 - Writings on the Trinity, Grace, and Faith (WJEO 21)
21:272 - Writings on the Trinity, Grace, and Faith (WJEO 21)
21:274 - Writings on the Trinity, Grace, and Faith (WJEO 21)
21:276 - Writings on the Trinity, Grace, and Faith (WJEO 21)
21:279 - Writings on the Trinity, Grace, and Faith (WJEO 21)
21:285 - Writings on the Trinity, Grace, and Faith (WJEO 21)
21:286 - Writings on the Trinity, Grace, and Faith (WJEO 21)
21:287 - Writings on the Trinity, Grace, and Faith (WJEO 21)
21:289 - Writings on the Trinity, Grace, and Faith (WJEO 21)
21:290 - Writings on the Trinity, Grace, and Faith (WJEO 21)
21:294 - Writings on the Trinity, Grace, and Faith (WJEO 21)
21:300 - Writings on the Trinity, Grace, and Faith (WJEO 21)
21:311 - Writings on the Trinity, Grace, and Faith (WJEO 21)
23:39 - The Miscellanies, (Entry Nos. 1153-1360) (WJEO 23)
23:44 - The Miscellanies, (Entry Nos. 1153-1360) (WJEO 23)
23:45 - The Miscellanies, (Entry Nos. 1153-1360) (WJEO 23)
23:46 - The Miscellanies, (Entry Nos. 1153-1360) (WJEO 23)
23:56 - The Miscellanies, (Entry Nos. 1153-1360) (WJEO 23)
23:57 - The Miscellanies, (Entry Nos. 1153-1360) (WJEO 23)
23:59 - The Miscellanies, (Entry Nos. 1153-1360) (WJEO 23)
23:60 - The Miscellanies, (Entry Nos. 1153-1360) (WJEO 23)
23:145 - The Miscellanies, (Entry Nos. 1153-1360) (WJEO 23)
23:409 - The Miscellanies, (Entry Nos. 1153-1360) (WJEO 23)
23:580 - The Miscellanies, (Entry Nos. 1153-1360) (WJEO 23)
23:591 - The Miscellanies, (Entry Nos. 1153-1360) (WJEO 23)
23:592 - The Miscellanies, (Entry Nos. 1153-1360) (WJEO 23)
23:597 - The Miscellanies, (Entry Nos. 1153-1360) (WJEO 23)
25:232 - Sermons and Discourses, 1743-1758 (WJEO 25)
27:2 - Controversies Notebook (WJEO 27)
27:5 - Controversies Notebook (WJEO 27)
27:6 - Controversies Notebook (WJEO 27)
28:3 - Minor Controversial Writings (WJEO 28)
28:4 - Minor Controversial Writings (WJEO 28)
32:87 - Correspondence by, to, and about Edwards and His Family (WJEO 32)
32:92 - Correspondence by, to, and about Edwards and His Family (WJEO 32)
32:127 - Correspondence by, to, and about Edwards and His Family (WJEO 32)
32:172 - Correspondence by, to, and about Edwards and His Family (WJEO 32)
32:254 - Correspondence by, to, and about Edwards and His Family (WJEO 32)
32:506 - Correspondence by, to, and about Edwards and His Family (WJEO 32)
34:4 - Original Sin Notebook (WJEO 34)
34:5 - Original Sin Notebook (WJEO 34)
36:3 - Sermon Notebooks (WJEO 36)
37:5 - Documents on the Trinity, Grace and Faith (WJEO 37)
37:10 - Documents on the Trinity, Grace and Faith (WJEO 37)
37:11 - Documents on the Trinity, Grace and Faith (WJEO 37)
37:13 - Documents on the Trinity, Grace and Faith (WJEO 37)
38:8 - Dismissal and Post-Dismissal Documents (WJEO 38)
39:4 - Church and Pastoral Documents (WJEO 39)
39:5 - Church and Pastoral Documents (WJEO 39)
42:11 - Sermons, Series II, 1723-1727 (WJEO 42)
42:13 - Sermons, Series II, 1723-1727 (WJEO 42)
42:17 - Sermons, Series II, 1723-1727 (WJEO 42)
42:27 - Sermons, Series II, 1723-1727 (WJEO 42)
43:1 - Sermons, Series II, 1728-1729 (WJEO 43)
43:32 - Sermons, Series II, 1728-1729 (WJEO 43)
44:2 - Sermons, Series II, 1729 (WJEO 44)
44:3 - Sermons, Series II, 1729 (WJEO 44)
44:7 - Sermons, Series II, 1729 (WJEO 44)
44:29 - Sermons, Series II, 1729 (WJEO 44)
46:4 - Sermons, Series II, 1731-1732 (WJEO 46)
46:9 - Sermons, Series II, 1731-1732 (WJEO 46)
46:12 - Sermons, Series II, 1731-1732 (WJEO 46)
46:17 - Sermons, Series II, 1731-1732 (WJEO 46)
48:1 - Sermons, Series II, 1733 (WJEO 48)
48:11 - Sermons, Series II, 1733 (WJEO 48)
48:21 - Sermons, Series II, 1733 (WJEO 48)
48:40 - Sermons, Series II, 1733 (WJEO 48)
49:16 - Sermons, Series II, 1734 (WJEO 49)
50:2 - Sermons, Series II, 1735 (WJEO 50)
50:3 - Sermons, Series II, 1735 (WJEO 50)
50:5 - Sermons, Series II, 1735 (WJEO 50)
50:9 - Sermons, Series II, 1735 (WJEO 50)
50:17 - Sermons, Series II, 1735 (WJEO 50)
51:2 - Sermons, Series II, 1736 (WJEO 51)
51:14 - Sermons, Series II, 1736 (WJEO 51)
51:30 - Sermons, Series II, 1736 (WJEO 51)
52:3 - Sermons, Series II, 1737 (WJEO 52)
53:6 - Sermons, Series II, 1738, and Undated, 1734-1738 (WJEO 53)
53:13 - Sermons, Series II, 1738, and Undated, 1734-1738 (WJEO 53)
53:14 - Sermons, Series II, 1738, and Undated, 1734-1738 (WJEO 53)
53:17 - Sermons, Series II, 1738, and Undated, 1734-1738 (WJEO 53)
53:24 - Sermons, Series II, 1738, and Undated, 1734-1738 (WJEO 53)
54:5 - Sermons, Series II, 1739 (WJEO 54)
54:15 - Sermons, Series II, 1739 (WJEO 54)
54:28 - Sermons, Series II, 1739 (WJEO 54)
55:5 - Sermons, Series II, January-June 1740 (WJEO 55)
55:20 - Sermons, Series II, January-June 1740 (WJEO 55)
64:4 - Sermons, Series II, 1746 (WJEO 64)
65:1 - Sermons, Series II, 1747 (WJEO 65)
66:7 - Sermons, Series II, 1748 (WJEO 66)

Reference List B/A

1:159 - Freedom of the Will (WJEO 1)
1:165 - Freedom of the Will (WJEO 1)
1:171 - Freedom of the Will (WJEO 1)
1:172 - Freedom of the Will (WJEO 1)
1:173 - Freedom of the Will (WJEO 1)
1:174 - Freedom of the Will (WJEO 1)
1:179 - Freedom of the Will (WJEO 1)
1:189 - Freedom of the Will (WJEO 1)
1:206 - Freedom of the Will (WJEO 1)
1:208 - Freedom of the Will (WJEO 1)
1:210 - Freedom of the Will (WJEO 1)
1:211 - Freedom of the Will (WJEO 1)
1:235 - Freedom of the Will (WJEO 1)
1:270 - Freedom of the Will (WJEO 1)
1:289 - Freedom of the Will (WJEO 1)
1:290 - Freedom of the Will (WJEO 1)
1:329 - Freedom of the Will (WJEO 1)
1:344 - Freedom of the Will (WJEO 1)
1:381 - Freedom of the Will (WJEO 1)
1:417 - Freedom of the Will (WJEO 1)
2:476 - Religious Affections (WJEO 2)
2:490 - Religious Affections (WJEO 2)
3:194 - Original Sin (WJEO 3)
4:553 - The Great Awakening (WJEO 4)
5:135 - Apocalyptic Writings (WJEO 5)
7:196 - The Life of David Brainerd (WJEO 7)
7:379 - The Life of David Brainerd (WJEO 7)
8:621 - Ethical Writings (WJEO 8)
10:383 - Sermons and Discourses 1720-1723 (WJEO 10)
10:397 - Sermons and Discourses 1720-1723 (WJEO 10)
12:571 - Ecclesiastical Writings (WJEO 12)
13:199 - The Miscellanies: (Entry Nos. a-z, aa-zz, 1-500) (WJEO 13)
13:217 - The Miscellanies: (Entry Nos. a-z, aa-zz, 1-500) (WJEO 13)
13:443 - The Miscellanies: (Entry Nos. a-z, aa-zz, 1-500) (WJEO 13)
13:484 - The Miscellanies: (Entry Nos. a-z, aa-zz, 1-500) (WJEO 13)
13:485 - The Miscellanies: (Entry Nos. a-z, aa-zz, 1-500) (WJEO 13)
13:486 - The Miscellanies: (Entry Nos. a-z, aa-zz, 1-500) (WJEO 13)
13:511 - The Miscellanies: (Entry Nos. a-z, aa-zz, 1-500) (WJEO 13)
14:490 - Sermons and Discourses: 1723-1729 (WJEO 14)
15:223 - Notes on Scripture (WJEO 15)
16:124 - Letters and Personal Writings (WJEO 16)
16:316 - Letters and Personal Writings (WJEO 16)
16:404 - Letters and Personal Writings (WJEO 16)
16:414 - Letters and Personal Writings (WJEO 16)
16:460 - Letters and Personal Writings (WJEO 16)
16:586 - Letters and Personal Writings (WJEO 16)
16:618 - Letters and Personal Writings (WJEO 16)
16:726 - Letters and Personal Writings (WJEO 16)
18:107 - The Miscellanies, (Entry Nos. 501-832) (WJEO 18)
19:361 - Sermons and Discourses, 1734-1738 (WJEO 19)
19:362 - Sermons and Discourses, 1734-1738 (WJEO 19)
19:531 - Sermons and Discourses, 1734-1738 (WJEO 19)
19:790 - Sermons and Discourses, 1734-1738 (WJEO 19)
21:221 - Writings on the Trinity, Grace, and Faith (WJEO 21)
21:268 - Writings on the Trinity, Grace, and Faith (WJEO 21)
23:65 - The Miscellanies, (Entry Nos. 1153-1360) (WJEO 23)
23:379 - The Miscellanies, (Entry Nos. 1153-1360) (WJEO 23)
23:397 - The Miscellanies, (Entry Nos. 1153-1360) (WJEO 23)
24:931 - The Blank Bible (WJEO 24)
28:3 - Minor Controversial Writings (WJEO 28)
30:6 - Prophecies of the Messiah (WJEO 30)
32:54 - Correspondence by, to, and about Edwards and His Family (WJEO 32)
32:127 - Correspondence by, to, and about Edwards and His Family (WJEO 32)
32:152 - Correspondence by, to, and about Edwards and His Family (WJEO 32)
32:155 - Correspondence by, to, and about Edwards and His Family (WJEO 32)
32:163 - Correspondence by, to, and about Edwards and His Family (WJEO 32)
32:178 - Correspondence by, to, and about Edwards and His Family (WJEO 32)
32:190 - Correspondence by, to, and about Edwards and His Family (WJEO 32)
32:257 - Correspondence by, to, and about Edwards and His Family (WJEO 32)
32:325 - Correspondence by, to, and about Edwards and His Family (WJEO 32)
32:335 - Correspondence by, to, and about Edwards and His Family (WJEO 32)
32:369 - Correspondence by, to, and about Edwards and His Family (WJEO 32)
32:408 - Correspondence by, to, and about Edwards and His Family (WJEO 32)
32:430 - Correspondence by, to, and about Edwards and His Family (WJEO 32)
32:433 - Correspondence by, to, and about Edwards and His Family (WJEO 32)
37:5 - Documents on the Trinity, Grace and Faith (WJEO 37)
37:13 - Documents on the Trinity, Grace and Faith (WJEO 37)
38:8 - Dismissal and Post-Dismissal Documents (WJEO 38)
39:28 - Church and Pastoral Documents (WJEO 39)
42:7 - Sermons, Series II, 1723-1727 (WJEO 42)
42:9 - Sermons, Series II, 1723-1727 (WJEO 42)
42:15 - Sermons, Series II, 1723-1727 (WJEO 42)
42:17 - Sermons, Series II, 1723-1727 (WJEO 42)
42:28 - Sermons, Series II, 1723-1727 (WJEO 42)
43:1 - Sermons, Series II, 1728-1729 (WJEO 43)
43:13 - Sermons, Series II, 1728-1729 (WJEO 43)
43:17 - Sermons, Series II, 1728-1729 (WJEO 43)
44:3 - Sermons, Series II, 1729 (WJEO 44)
44:5 - Sermons, Series II, 1729 (WJEO 44)
44:29 - Sermons, Series II, 1729 (WJEO 44)
44:37 - Sermons, Series II, 1729 (WJEO 44)
44:46 - Sermons, Series II, 1729 (WJEO 44)
45:35 - Sermons, Series II, 1729-1731 (WJEO 45)
46:39 - Sermons, Series II, 1731-1732 (WJEO 46)
49:1 - Sermons, Series II, 1734 (WJEO 49)
49:28 - Sermons, Series II, 1734 (WJEO 49)
50:3 - Sermons, Series II, 1735 (WJEO 50)
50:20 - Sermons, Series II, 1735 (WJEO 50)
51:6 - Sermons, Series II, 1736 (WJEO 51)
51:16 - Sermons, Series II, 1736 (WJEO 51)
51:17 - Sermons, Series II, 1736 (WJEO 51)
51:21 - Sermons, Series II, 1736 (WJEO 51)
53:5 - Sermons, Series II, 1738, and Undated, 1734-1738 (WJEO 53)
53:17 - Sermons, Series II, 1738, and Undated, 1734-1738 (WJEO 53)
55:4 - Sermons, Series II, January-June 1740 (WJEO 55)
55:24 - Sermons, Series II, January-June 1740 (WJEO 55)
68:13 - Sermons, Series II, 1750 (WJEO 68)