into account before we—or even God—could know what is accomplished. In that case what is actually the outcome might not be what God willed! • They include men’s free acts. This reiterates what has been made clear, in general, in the preceding point: God’s decrees encompass the voluntary acts of free creatures, rendering all such acts equally certain. Two types of such “free” actions exist: 1. for sinful acts, the decree is permissive; man is left alone to bring sin to pass; 2. for good acts, the