ephlians,Chap.14 V E R The fecond fyllogifine concludeth a thing thatnever came into the Apoftles minde,and cannot be accommodated to thefe types , unleffe types in that wherein they are types may be contrary to the thing typi- fied by them;as I have (hewed above.Befide, who will yeelde him that Gods calling,is here put for faith obeying God calling, when the fight offaith and every thing elfe was before excluded in this eke/ion ofla- cob 5 and therefore the, decree electing him excludeth and oppofeth it fife in workes to this faith, afwell asany otherthing.Now then we fee that this decreeeleilingand adopting, is fo from Gods will, thatno- thingin man is confidered in ir,as a meane or caufe, but onely his meere pleafure:forelecting which,I,entred the explici:ion ofthis place: to this only the context followingwill agree, which feeing I am thus far en- tred,I will Phew fo fhortlyas I can. What Jhaiwefay then?(faith the Apoftle)is there iniufiicewithGod?Goci forbid. For hefaith to flofes. This is plaine, that datedoifrinenext before delivered, giveth occafionto this obje5aion. Let any judge then whe- ther cArminites his fenfeis made probably a groundofthis imagination; we fee this doth nalprallyarife from our conftruCtion; for ifGod from his meere pleafe doth choofe one, and call him to adoption and the heavenly inheritance,rejeíting another every way equall tohim ; then God feemeth unjuft, for upon hismeere pleafure, todealefo unequally with equals , upon meerepleafure, feemeth very hard ; doe but lay that of "'minim,' by it, and there neede noother confutation. IfGoddecree to reject his grace offered in Chrift , itiffely cleaving to their owne righteoufneffe, and if out ofhismeere pleafure, none deferving ir, he decree to fave fuch as (hall by faith lay hold on hismercyoffered in Chrift, thenhe feemeth unjuft. I anfwer ; here is no Phew ofinjuftice to the reafonofman ; for that which he fuppofeth to be the ground of their fufpe6ling injuftice; namely, that God fhouldofhis meerepleafure decree that beleevers on Chrift, not followers of the Law, fhould be faved, contrary tohis former decree in the covenant with vldam ; for had this beene the ground oftheirimputation ,theApoftle fhould have anfwered, that God did not ofmeere pleafure decree otherwife about attaining life, then at firft he had; but he came to this covenant of the Gofpell,by reafon that we had broken the former, and throughweake flefh, made it impoffible tous : But he maintaineth the will ofGod from meere pleaCure, (hewing mercy to Jacob tohave been juft inhim ; itfol- loweth. Hee who hath power to fhewfavingmercy wherehimfelfe plea- feth, heisnot unjuft in (hewing to fome , without any confidera- tion on their parts,and denying to other fome. But God hath power to chewmercy,eleding, adopting, calling to the heavenly inheritance,to whom hewill. This is theexpreffe teftimony ofMofes , which tendeth to prove God free from injuftice inhis grace to Jacob, and in denying ittoEfaa: For if he mayPhew it to fuch as he pleafe,he may refufe it others bythe fame liberty;He doth amplifie this byaconfeétary deduced. That
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