THE Second Days Conference O F PREDESTINATION. * Le Blank de deft. Grat 7bef. Bo, 2 t. Tantavari tar fertentiarom& opini onumcirca naturam er effentiam grazie efficacia & rationem at modem, quo inanimis bominum operator qui a tot jam feculis fcbolas Chrißianar exercer, arguit rem ere perplexam, obfcoram dr qua undiq; multi di/eeul- tatibus (tate:: Nec fees eßfore contentianum finem, nip curiofstati modus altguitftopiate, et. omit- tantar Ira/inns ardue eb nonneceffarie. Ac pre. fate longe confultius fo ret, err paci ae piotati Cbri(tiane conducibilius in totem abejufmodi goe- filonibusabftinere, quant fine fine rixari de rebus qua difficult ate Rua inge- sium bumanum obruunt, it in quibus vix qoi fgoam libi poteli fatisfacere. Prefertim quaßtones ilia aped plebem Cbrilliansrm in bomiliis dr concionibus non tantom nulls cum frutto, fed maxims ¡ope corn damns proponuntur, duns frmpliciom animis injiciuntur varii fcrupuli, quos difputallonum ars dr elogoeotia fads poßea di[eaten, non peril. And he mentioneth che things which he would have us take up with, which we are agreed in, 9jcquid beni nobis mod, da a nobisfir, Di- vinegra-is deberi : Doom effe quit tune bonum in nobie operatorfine Cbrißo fpiritas Wine auxilia in is qua eternam fadr- tempromovent nrbil nos gaicgoam ps/ e, &c. Deem tamenfitper grariam foam in nobis operari, rotliber- tati noltre nihil deceda: Imp o- qui male agent wJlam occafonem habire at Deogoerendi, &e. BetweenC. (aCalvinili) and B. (thé Conciliator.)' Ihear ofyour undertaking to manifefi the fmallnefs ofour Dip- renies in the longcontroverted Articles of Predeflination, Redtemp-. tion, Grace and Free-will. * But thefe Reconcilers do but halt between twoopinions 5 and while they willbe of neitherfide, they are liked andlovedbyneither. B. Bleffed are the Peace-makers, for they faall becalled the Childrenof God. We will leek to pleafeall men for their good to edification 5 and yet Peek topleafe noman beforeGod, nor in fin, nor place any ofour happinefs in their favour, nor think much tobear their difpleafure or contempt: For if we (fo) leek to pleafe men, we are no longer the Servants of Chrift. IfGods favour were not enough for us, hewere not our God. C. Iam afraidyourfudy ofSyncretifm or Concordwill tempt pitoWarp and turnhalf an Arminian, andforfake the Truth. B. I thank you for your careof me, and I wonder not at your fears, as longas you miftake one another as you do. Asall perfecution of Gods Servants is railedby mil-reports, and mifapprehending them to be very bad and dangerous perlons, and as all finful Schifmsand reparati- ons in Churchesarife frommens thinkingone another tobe very bad and unfit for communion ; Even fo therefactions, and Church-dividing Con- tentions, come froma falle conceit that each fide is fo dangeroufly erro- neous, as that all goodmen muff fbr up their zeal, and with all their difputing-fkill and contending-fervencymuff arm, to defend the Truth againftthem, and to fave the Church and theSoulsof men from thein. fe&ionoftheir Errour.Sínce I law the natureof there prefent Controver- fìes,it filleth me withBlameand pityto think, whatfierce and fiery work there hath long been, what hatred, flanders, (corns, perfecutions; what volumnious Contentions, what Snares laid for young Students; what fa&ious Oppofitions toeach otheramong Paffors and Feople,throughout muchof the learnedit part of the Chriffian World; and all in adream, for the molt part about weer names and words, or things, that none of them at all underftood, nor ever will do in this World. O fubtile Tempter! Ofoolifbmen ! even wife and Iearned men! Olamentable' Churches ! OmiferableWorld ! C. a prayyou tell me what goodyou look far by this attempt ? Doyou nor know howmany flch havecome tonothing? B. Cie
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