God touches and moves, warns and desires all equally

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HiI'm trying to understand the quote below. In what sense "moves" is used below? I think the "inequality" says that God treats everyone alike but the humans themselves are responsible for their conditions. Am I correct?"God touches and moves, warns and desires all equally, and He wants one quite as much as another. The inequality lies in the way in which His touch, His warnings, and His gifts are received." - Johannes Tauler

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I'm trying to understand the quote below. In what sense "moves" is used below? I think the writer means 'influences'.

I think the "inequality" says that *** treats everyone alike but the humans themselves are responsible for their conditions. Am I correct? Yes.

The writer seems to believe that people are responsible for what they do. But another view is that *** determines that as well. It's the age-old question of whether people have free will, or whether their actions are predetermined by ***.

"*** touches and moves, warns and desires all equally, and He wants one quite as much as another. The inequality lies in the way in which His touch, His warnings, and His gifts are received." - Johannes Tauler

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