1 Chainof `Princillese fo into vefls of mercy, and 3pejfis wrath verles 22, 23. What if God 'illif; toPhew his wad) and to make his power known ,enduredwithmuch longfuffering the veels ofwrath fitted to deflruEtion. And that he might make known the riches of his glory on the 'reps of mercy, lihich he had afore prepared wito glory ? Where I deg fire to have it punctually obferved that the veffels of wrath are onely faid to be fitted to desiru£tion, without naming by whom God Satan, or themfelves whereas on the other fide God himfelf is exprefly Paid to have prepared his chofen veffls ofmercy untoglory. Which was purpofely done (as I humbly con- ceive) to intimate a remarkable diffe- rence between ele Lion and preteri.ti- on ; in that Eleétion is a proper caufe not onelyoffalvation it felf, but ofall the graces which have any caufal ten- dency thereunto ; and therefore God is faid to prepare his elet to glory Whereas :negative reprobation is no proper caule either of dal;.; nation 'it X x felf, 335 f Exerc.3, Eleaio snn eft caufa tayrtura faiutis,fed 6- omftiretn cowrie lux cau/,x ra- tionem haóent ad falutor. fiC,p;oGatio cri ncqrsc ótaí77ila^ Cio.li.{, ncgue peceatc quod nlcretur darnpa> tianerre eiïpro- priè caufa fcd antecedent trin- tam. Amcf. mcda', I. i., c. 2 5. s?l:l4 ^.
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