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_ The schoolmen say, (978) that an action proceedeth from charity two ways, either _elicitive_ or _imperative_, and that those actions which are immediately produced and wrought out by charity, belong not to other virtues distinct from charity, but are comprehended under the effects of charity itself, such as are the loving of good and rejoicing for it.

The Works of Mr. George Gillespie (Vol. 1 of 2) George Gillespie 1630

So, say I, an action may proceed from a civil power either _elicitive_ or _imperative_.

The Works of Mr. George Gillespie (Vol. 1 of 2) George Gillespie 1630

In his discourses concerning the justice of God, [48] he contends that the affection [49] of punishing, which he calls “a perfection elicitive [50] of the act of punishing,” is properly and formally inherent in God; and it is so because it hath a proper object, namely, to punish the guilt of sin, which is honourable; nor does it include any imperfection; and, therefore, that some formal and proper divine attribute ought to correspond to that effect.

A Dissertation on Divine Justice 1616-1683 1967