Of Prede.fination. moral aptitude for Reward. And they fay, that they can find no one fitter name for that than this, which all Chriftians without known op- pofition ufed for many hundredyears after the Apoftles. And that the Scripture word ag, ', worthy, is the fame in fence. 3. And they ufu- ally fay, thatfpecialGrace is called a Reward to the prepared, (if not unaptly, as manyor molt fay, yet) but in a lower Analogical fenfe, and not as Heaven is the reward of Holinefs: Becatlfe, of the latter, there is a flat Promife, and premiant Law or Covenant made by. Gods but ofthe former they can fay no more than as aforefaid, that God ap- pointeth no Duty andmeans in vain. The eighth Crimination. * Thefe are but conten- C. " They make many Elet ions or Decrees where God maketh but one. tions de nomine ; as Val, cc Asan Eleétion to Glory, andanother to 7ufiification, and another to Faith gnev, truly faith about " Uurandusopinion, who and Convtrfon, and another to have the Gofpel, and another to be re- .. d.41.4 , n. lt con- ac deemedby afufacientfatiefaCtion of Chrift, andanother tobe made men. curing with other w School-men , that the Andfo vary the Objeïts. queikion decaafa pride- B. Some of thefe are Decrees of common Grace , and not called pionif, is meant only Election by anythat I know of, except, as foie fay, God chofe Man and ex paste effeaus,& de too effettu, an Pica totius not Devils to have aSaviour. But all that I fpeak ofare agreed with effettuo dotar aliqua tau[a that Gods decreeing Willis hisE ence, and that it is but one Godor oppofethOckam & Gabr. > g therein, onthe fuppofi- Will inthe notion ofEffenceor Principle, or Act as it is meerly Agentir : ton that glor i6catio inn a, But they fay, that if we di[tinguifhnot GodsDecrees byconnotation of sion, but the means to the various Effe&s orObje&s, our Controverfies are at an end. AndI it. And that becaufe aflç ofyou, Do not youdiftinguifh them whenyoudifpute of their Or- deede in is,ás is der PribrityandPofterioxity? dente m ainan; w}bch , is onlycirca media,which . C. " res : Thereinno Order without diftinlion. faith Vajquer, dtf9 t.c.a. Will younot diftingui[h Election fromReprobation ? non tamaet, quoin votos grallio eft. C. tc Tes : Though both. beGods Decree. Soalfo Bonaventnre and B. Will you not diftinguilh the Election of Peter, both from the Re- jaw differ'from others, and fay, that Pra.delti- probation ofJudas, and fromthe Ele&ionof Paul ? nationis (quoad effeu am) C. " Tes, as connotingvarious Objeas andEfls. datar mention congruam ex auxilio gratto. But its B. Is there not then the famereafon for diftinguiíhing Gods Volitions a meet firife about a about one and the fame perfon, as to various effe&s ? As Gods Will Predéflination asreach- that Paul be born, that he be redeemed, that he be endured in his fin, ingonly to.Juftihcation, that he be converted, that he fuffer, perfevere, be glorified ? Perfeverance a otheris C. " Tes : But though the a be variousDecrees, yet not Elections. fieation 5 and others g f y take itasextendiugalfo B. Thefenames and words are our unhappyDifference. s. Remem- as Va/ga. alloynoteth , ber then that youagree to call them divers Volitions or Decrees; and, T difp. 91. cap. 5. think, no fober man will fall out with you for the name Election. 2. But what reafon is there in thenatureofthe thing, why youmaynot as law- fully and decently fay, that to choofeDavid to bea Saint, a King and a Prophet; to choofePaul tobe a Chriftian, a Preacher, andaMartyr, are various Elections, as well as various Decrees ? 3. But my ownOpinion is, that the denomination fhould follow the Object : And therefore where the Obje&s ele&ed, or theTermini of the Relation are various, we may call them various Ele&ions : But when they are diverfified but asparts, wefhould calf them variousaEts and parts of one Election. Arid no doubt but our eléûion tohave the Gofpel, toConverfion, to Juftification, to Perfeverance, to Glory, to the Minifiry, to Martyr- dom, &c. may in feveral ref-Pats be named many, and parts of one Election. C.
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