Thus either God has simply failed to provide the strongest motives for good, or the will does not work the way Edwards and Calvinists suggest that it does. Man, is after all created in the image of God, and though he is circumscribed, he nonetheless has attributes that in a limited way reflect God's. Most notably, man is a moral agent. Also man has creative abilities, though obviously of a limited nature. Man also has the power to will, though not an unlimited power to will.
Man can evaluate, choose to value some things, and devalue others.
He does not deal with the mediating possibility that man can evaluate motives, and ascribe value to some of them, and less value to others. The answer is that some value the lives of their children more than their personal convenience, and others do not. We place value on somethings and devalue other things. Thus, some kill their babies in a pinch, and some do not under the similar circumstances. Reading the logic of Edwards' argumentation, reminded me of a problem we discussed in my philosophy class posed by Greek philosophers.