William Cunningham (1805–1861) on God’s Preceptive Will and the Offers of the Gospel

Many of the events that take place,—such as the sinful actions of men,—are opposed to, or inconsistent with, His will as revealed in His law, which is an undoubted indication of what He wished or desired that men should do.

William Cunningham, Historical Theology, 2 vols. (Edinburgh: Banner of Truth, 1994), 2:452.

Cunningham, another high or strict Calvinist, does not hesitate to refer to God's revealed or preceptive will as something God wishes or desires that men should do. In his view, God's revealed will is an "undoubted indication" of that.

The offers and invitations of the gospel are intended to lead men to repent and believe, by setting before them motives and encouragements to persuade them to do so. But they, at the same time, include or imply a command, that those to whom they are addressed, should receive them and deal with them, according to their true nature and import.

William Cunningham, The Reformers and the Theology of the Reformation (Edinburgh: Banner of Truth, 1967), 593.

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