26 Of Predeflination. * Epifeop. ubi panca, p.1.4. Nullo modo fe- quttur quod ad gloriam prias (uerant eletti, quam erederent. De carte numero eleiiorum e5' falvandorumér de Hot opinionem Catbarini & Tbomißarum, Sec. vide in Vafqu. in t. Tho. q. i3. el. tox.c. t, z, 3. babel gratiam afs- cacem ad converffonem aut fidem preordinatus ea ad converflonem etfidem.Mal- deYta, I. 2.1. Its. a. 3. P. 519 " C. II. * The y feign an ef t léllion of Things, inflead of aneletáion of 1 Ved. Epifcap. tn/tìt. THeol. li. 4. fett. 5. cap.6. " Perlons 5 andfay that Ele&ion is Gods Decree to make Faith thecondition P. 413. "ofSalvation : Andfo they bring in an indefinite ElectionofVniverfals or " Species ofperfons5thatGod decreethtofaveBelievers,6damnVnbelievers. W Rat ergout volúnta- B. Doth any Chriftian deny any of this ? * n. That God hath de Yes eligantur fed volnntas facto,. made Faith the condition of life, is vifibléin the Gofpel : And ipfa nijialiquid accurae what God did in time, from eternity he decreed to do. Therefore he good deledno ate; decreed tomake Faith the conditionof life. antmum, movert Hullo mode potef: Hoc astern 2. That God hath in his Covenant made`a Deedof Gift of Chrift minxpoi(}ase, efi io and Life to all true Believers, and of Heaven to all that fo perfevere, ad Simplkian. q. z. and that he hath promifed to perform this Covenant, is vifible in the Scripture. Therefore God decreed to do this from eternity, even to juf ifie Believers, and glorifieperfeveririg Believers. Make not the world believe that anyof usqueftion this. But allmy fufferings. When I pray, Thy will be done on Earth as it is in Heaven, I mean, Let us with the moil holy alacrity perform thyprecept; i.e. Will and do our Duty 5 and then with confidence expelf, andwith compla- cence re.fp in thy difpofsngWill, what ever be the event. " C. Ihave read yourVndertaking, andwhatyou havefaid to A. before, " andI thinkyou favour them too much,andmake their Errors tofeemfmal- eC ler than they are. B. Do you follow the fame method that he did. Begin with the famePoint, andfuppofe meanArminian for this time, and tell me the worft that you haveagainft their Opinions, (not medling with the Pe'la- gians, whodeny Original Sin 5 nor with the rafhor odd failingsofpar.-. ticular men,) and let us try how wide you can prove thedifference here to be, and whether all be not refolved into the Controverfies of Grace and Free-will. The firfi Crimination. "C. I. They defiroy the comfort of the Faithful, by * denying that God " didcertainlyand immutably eleït individualperfons to Salvation. B. You miftake them : They hold that he didcertainly and immu- tably ele t particular perfons to Salvation. They hold that he fore- knoweth what motions means and circumftances will eventually take withmens Wills, without fuch neceffitation as is inconfiftent with their liberty 5 and that to certain perfons he immutably decreeth to vouch- fafe themall thofe means and motions 5 and that he then fore-feeth that thefe will prevail, and that they will believe, yea decreeth that they thall thus prevail, and fo decreeth that all thofe perfons Ihall be juftified : And in like manner that he fore-feeth what means and mo- tions will prevail to their perfeverance 5 and that he decreeth to give them thole means and motions 5 and that by them they thall eventually prefevere, and (hall infallibly be faved. Themoderate Jefuites, and Arminians, and Lutheransdomaintain, and will grant all this. And all this is from eternity. And is not here then an eternal afcertaining ím- mutable Elation of individuals. The fecund Crimination.
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