o$ A chain of Principles. Aph. '. God (hall have befooled the cons ceits of wicked reafon. That which Paul celebrateth as the true cattle ofottr eleftion is, 'Euoro; x - t. The good pleature of Gods Zbitl , . ac- R"`mss' cording to which he difpofeth bothof perlons and things arbitrarily, as him- felf likethbed. And in this our reafon would better acquicfce were it throughly defecated by grace That ofChriíl, whichnever had any corru ption in it , fully did : as appeareth by that famous addrefs of his to "th. t ' 5 God the father; I thank thee, 0 father, ó wäß Ye- Lordofheaven and earth becaufe thou haft ytt v gif hid theft things from the wife .end prudent, and hall revealed them untobabes. Even fo, Father , forfa itteemed good in thyfight. B% }1 7á 31A,.},- 2. The counfel of his will. Although mss. God may be truly laid to aft arbitrarily, yet he never doth any thing unadvifedlly, but according to the counfel of his will, which is always rational,though our hallow reafon in this flate of de- generacy and mortality be not able to fathome
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