Óf the Nature; .IÇnouledge, Will 365. 2. The fecondway is invented asConciliatory byDr. miff,: fè ( and fo it is ) 'viz. that God bath but two Decrees, onede fine, and the other de mediis, and that all the media are theobjects but ofone Decree, and fo that we.need not trouble the Church with difputing which of them' is firlt or laff. . 366. 3.'A third opinion I have long ago read ina MS.ofAnimadverfions on Dr. rwiffe by aLearned Judicious and Godly Doelor (yet living ) who proveth that God hath but one Decree de fine & de. mediis, which eae- eth away all thematter of the Controverfies about the priority and poile. riority. And it werewell if the Controverfie were fo ended. 367. 4. Many Arminiens write as if the order ofIntention and Of Exe- cution werethe fame, andfo begin at theother end, and give us aScheme juif contrary to the fielt fort, ( Beza; Perkins, Vic. ) 368..5. Some hold thatIntenderefnem is proper to the imperfect crea- ture, andnot belonging to God ; and therefore that hebath no order ofIn- tention in his decrees.at all, becaufe noproper end. 369. 6. Some hold that thewhole bufinefs of the order of Intention is utterly beyondour reach : And therefore that we fhouldmeddle only with the order of Execution : Thus faith the moft judicious Bifhop Daverant foundly, Differt. de Nab. t. 6 Reprab. cap. 9. pag. 209. H.ec argumenta- tio (corvine ) vocat nos ad fpeculationem valde difficilem & dogmatics Tbeologis fundands minime accommodatam. Nititur enim confiderat.ione Prioritatisdjr Pofierioritatis in illis duobus Voluntatis Divins decretis de dandoMediatare 6, deEleítü fervandis, qua utragae ab sternafuere cón- ccpta er conflituta. 4dmequadattinet, fric ordinemExecutionü, fecun- dam queen Deus voluit beneficia ad bovinespervenire , Hullo negotio po f delineari : At quo ordine Deus confgnata ea tenuit absterna in mente ac voluntatefua, is. relusenarraroprnfumat, qui feDeo ab arcanisbsternes confliir edam affirmare audeat. PatemurDeem absterna' coullitaiffe, ut omnibus faly indic chriflusprimo in locoproponeretrtr, dein perfidem ap- prebenderetur, bine ut eorundem juftifrcatio fequeretur, tune fanciifrcatio, *, b demum Glorifrcatio. Sed f quír minim, contentushoc ordine exequutionis velit etiam nabis defcribere feriemDecretorumDivinorum ordine concepti- on/ in mente&Voluntate Dei quá/i diftinüam, ague urgeatcum Arminio Divinam juflitiam impugnari nef hoc confaderetur,ut tilla prius, is mihi vi- detur nimiurn ingenio [no fidere. And hecited] Gabr. Biel in 3. d. 2. q. dub. 3. Paying Prioritates illse in Divins hifce decretis non effe ponendas , fient nec pluralitates aauum ardinatorum. Ac proinde fiquis confiderare velit talera ordinemhorsinde- cretorum ne ponat Chri f inciarnationem ele/ione priorem, vel é contra, banc confderationem e efflffm fpeculationem. gtr.tnvtaarc.Grar. ri. 370. Dr. Trviffe w o reduceth them to two, excluded] mans falvation 3. Diguj.3.pag ¡'ai. _mi- from the Decree de fine ,' -,and thus enumerateth the decreed Means : nvo sa ss [ i. ThePermiffion of fin (of which more anon. ) 2. The gift ofa Sa- viour. 3. The grace ofVocation, Faith, Repentance and Perfeverance.. ç. TheSalvation of perfevering penitent believers. ] And -foas to theulti- mate end only [quadPrisas ell intention, pofterius eft executione. ] But that the order of execution only is to be obferved amongthe Means. 3.71. Thematter it felf (or at leaf£ my thoughts of it) I fballopen as plainly as .I can with brevity. Firff premifing that their own doftrine fhould take them off their confidence -and contention about this order-of in tention. For, r. They oft tell us that all Gods Decrees. are eternal with- out any- order of rime. And fhould wenot then be afraid ofboldnefs about any other order? 372. 2. Thcy
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