William,

Yes, I've studied Supra- and Infralapsarianism. (I used to hold to the latter). But, as I've written in my paper on Determinism and Freedom (which Fred will be familiar with), all Calvinists, if they were consistent, should reject Infralapsarianism because if God decreed to permit the fall first, and then determined to predestine an elect people, Infralapsarianism would be based on God’s foreknowledge of the fall. And if God permitted the fall before he elected, then he had to have foreknown that it would occur. But then God’s decree that man would fall is based on his foreknowledge, making it dependent and conditional upon the future actions of Adam.

Which brings me back to my question to you: Do you believe that God foreordained the sacrifice of children by causing it to happen, based on an unconditional and efficacious decree? Or do you believe that God foreknow that it would occur AND ALLOWED IT TO HAPPEN?

Michael