Chain ó. f Principles. of the purpofe of God according to EleElion, and in mother of Gods good pleafure, which he bath purpofed in bimfelf. The like may be faid of preterition. His good pleafure is the Cole fountain of both. The root of both is within himfelf and not in any thingwithout him; as hash been well obfervedby Calvin. Thirdly,the eternal purpofe of God was to deny the Non.elea that pecu- liar love, wherewith his election is ac- companied; in which refpea he is faid to hate them. jacob have I loved, but E. fau have Ibated. A term bywhich force Divines are willing to underf+and no more, then his not being willing tobe- flow everlafling happinefs, upon them becaufe Hatred in Scripture is often put to lignifie a le+fs degree of Love. We may not beleeve that Leah was odious to her husband ; yet the text faith, God faly that Leah was bated, which is certainly to be expounded out of the verfe foregoing, where it is laid of jacob that he loved iRacbel more Sfz then 3;3 Exerce 2, Rom.9. I7 Ephef. I. g. Deus in negatio priedefnatton:s non egreditasr extra f',i!furr. Ini tut. cap. zz.
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