w BooK IV, ~ Of EleEiion. CHAP. XII. Whether theft four worJr, PER FE C T, STA– BLISH,STRENGTHEN, SETTLE Y 0 U, intend one and t·he fame in a variow manner of Expref!ion, or whether they have fe veraUy a pecu– liar import anfwering parti~ularly to Temptationr of a differing fort to which we. are obnoxiot#. The meaning of the word Perfea: explained : Sonzetimer it it un– derflood of the compleat accomplijhment of a wor~, when applyed to thewor~ of Grace, tfi here it denoter the fuppryitfg or maftjng up of lmper[eflionr and Wanu : And that it importr either the adding fur– ther degteer of Perfeelion unto the imperfe8 wor~ of Grace jirft··bf£1f'! #n 111 ; or it reaches the Cafe of lap– fed.Chiiflianr ;"'ani:/ Jignifier their being recovered and rejlored ar,ain. That there are fuch Cafes of Baclt fliding, which is not a total Apoftacy. To ma¥ focb fain Soulr, is to repair. f!Jhpt . WM torn and bro¥n in them by their Sin. Thofe· who fa/J into groffer ft;u are made perfe8 again by a new Gonverjion. ~~¥/r ;u, :~~:.:;u~: A Third Q;lefiion will be, Whether for our fupport agaiafi all fuch W''""''idt" Temptations, the accumulation, or heaping up of fo m.aoy words, ·f.l 1rt '~" (four) lhould be intended by the Holy Gholl, os fignifying only one - ~~ ...,h::·~~ and the fame thing, and (o to be made up,fo many Ingredients, into on; O~{e, ,.m·r~" G,. as aCittholicon, or general Medicine and Antidote, which' may altogether be ;r;~,i~~~·~}; applycd, and taken for relief againfi any, or all Temptations, as theo/ befall -'!i<~[ovcral usl Or whether there may not tie fome fpecifick, particular, dlll!lt<~ fort of ~&~~~.~~~ Cordial' i~ one more than another, in reference unto fome fpectal forrs of ~A<i <ht:i! f,g. Temptations, as they !hall occur to us. . ninco.tiOJt> Some'Interpreters do make them up into one Boltu, or Lump! and to •m· ;:;::'~1'0~ .':.~ port but one and the fame.thing ;.and yet to be thus multipl:yedmto four, for !hci>aod.pro•e an exaggeratton, (as the If word JS) or more vehement and deep affernng the ~~;·~;dm~~~ fame; to !hew, quam magn£ difficultaliifit, nos perfevt Mre, of b.ow tVe~t fame. see his difficulty the matter of our Perfeverance is: I would fu.rthe~ fay, that tlm 15 c,.. ,.,,u, ~q,, done to the end, to give all Beltevcrs full aifurance of Fauh, that God wtll 10· '.\Jl~r~;;,,, f:llibly perform it, he would never have made fo many words aboutlt elfe_: andL"i''" do And truly, if there were found no other, or further end and ufe hffeJn, this ~~~h•G:;;;!;~ favonrable Conllrudion might cement us, T~at God fuould give four ":ords .,. ,.,,,. ' for one, when one might have been enough; Jt argues he would have u:;-nfrVC w bism,.lli< i- abu1td,mt Cot~Jolation trom it : That· ~s Lawyers multiply words, though:tcr "~"' #tnifi<"- one and the·fame purpofc thereby to make all fure, and to bind, and fen!f,m, ::~'" txagglr.- and comprehend all, that'there might be no exception, nor any doubt lefr; fo )lere
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