nilling

In the beginning of this section, the nilling of sin was antecedent to the sin; here it is something that may be allowed in ordinary cases, but not at all in extraordinary.

The Doctrine of the Saints��� Perseverance Explained and Confirmed 1616-1683 1966

An argument for the contrary opinion from the second part of this verse -- the answer to it, with distinctions between each kind of willing and nilling, with extracts from St. Augustine, Zanchius and

The Works of James Arminius, Vol. 2 1560-1609 1956

We must now consider the kind of willing and nilling about which the apostle is here treating.

The Works of James Arminius, Vol. 2 1560-1609 1956

The Church has the right to preach the Gospel everywhere, willing or nilling any state authority, and so to secure the rights of its members among the subjects of any civil polity whatever.

The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 14: Simony-Tournon 1840-1916 1913

For his understanding is darkened, and his will, which before was free, is now become a servile will; for it serveth sin, not nilling, but willing -- for it is called a will, and not a nill.

The Creeds of the Evangelical Protestant Churches. 1889

It assumes that the willing or the nilling of the subject of this form of control does not necessarily enter into the principle which logically defines it.

Lectures on the Philosophy and Practice of Slavery, as Exhibited in the Institution of Domestic Slavery in the United States: with the Duties of Masters to Slaves. William Andrew 1856

Warrington have been nilling people and we would like to avoid that.

The Independent - Frontpage RSS Feed 2011

Therefore pray don't think your time lost; for, willing, nilling, you'll be forced to stay, unless you are resolved to encounter Juno, Neptune, Doris,

Gargantua and Pantagruel, Illustrated, Book 5 Fran��ois Rabelais 1518

So might and main they strove to bring the ship out, but all in vain: the violence of the gale thwarted them to such purpose as not only to preclude their passage out of the bay but to drive them, willing nilling, ashore.

The Decameron, Volume II Giovanni Boccaccio 1344

New Zealand have played twice in six weeks, one their nilling of the Boks in Cape Town, the other a happy runabout against a weak Samoa that will have done nothing to ratchet up the intensity in preparation for Brisbane.

Planet Rugby News - Rugby Union News 2008