Arrowsmith - Houston-Packer Collection BT70 .A776 1659

2,9G AChain of Principles. Aph. 5. believe. In that young man who came to our Saviour of whom it is teflified That be was not far from the kingdom of God which of their dii poftions was wanting ? yet he went away forrowfull, and believed not. Thirdly Faith it felf is the firlt fa- wing difpofition that any man bath, becaufe it firft laies hold uponChriíi, and of lifebyhim; in fomuchas none - is formally difpofed to eternal life till he have believed. Fourthly St. Luke loth no where ufe Tx? &7403011.1, either in his Gofpe!, er in theAds for difpofednefs, but for ordination and conllitution divers times, therefore our reading here As many amere ordained to eternal life, is to be retained. §. 8. But Learned Grotius will by no means allow of this interpretation. They (faith he) who apply this Text toPredel}ination, 1' ihil vident, fee no- thing at all. Yet by his favour a man

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