The Birth -Pri #fledge and Covenant- holinef Ch.38 we fee how Mallet Tombes his Doarine and the Anti- Arminians do a ree. The figues of Reprobation may appear in thole that are thus difchurched, according to that which is quoted out of eflfne,,but not as any effeci of it. The feverity which God íhew- ed in not fparing, but breaking off thefe naturali Branches is ex- plicitely no more then that which Jefus Chrift did threaten againft them, Math, 21.43. That the Kingdome of Heaven Ihould be taken from them , and given to a Nation bringing forth the fruits thereof; the fame which he threatens againft .Epheftu., Rev. 2.5. in taking away their Candleflick. er rgument, 6. Sixthly, If re- ingrafng of the Jews producethfalvation, is 67 ß turning them from iniquity taking away their fins according to rods Covenant ,then it is:into the invi îble Church by givingFaith: Pat the former it true, verf. 25. Ergo the latter. eA'nfw. This Argument well husbanded might have made three. To the firft I fay, that a Church -flare in Scripture- phrafe is falvation, 7ohn 4.22. Seeing Church- members are partakers of faving Ordinances; And the fruition of Ordinances under Gofpel difpenfations is a great falvation, Heb. 2. Z. And fo that Text, Born. 11. z6. And fo all Ifrael ¡hall be laved, mull be un- derflood, as I told Mailer Tombes, page 67. of my Anfwer out of the lait Annotations. The body of this people in generali fhall6e brought again into a way of falvation , and re- eflabli fht into the Church of the Whole Ifrael of God, confifling of 'ewes and Gentiles. 'And fo Diadate; 7 hat is, the body in general fhall be put again into the way of falvation, and re- efia6lifheel into the Communion of the Church. And fuch men brought into a Church -elate are turned from iniquity partially , from their former way of iniquity, their, contradicting and blafpheming ; having efcaped the pollution of the world, z Pet, a. 16, of the world that remaines out of the Church of God.Their fin is pardoned quoad hoc, and when Mofes prayed for the pardon of the fin of Ifrael, Exod. 32. and God promifeth it, 2 Chron.7.14. it is fo to be underflood of a Natio- nal pardon. Matter Gee objecting, that at the Jewes Reftauration there will be Tome of them Formalifls, and Hypocrites ; Mr. Tombes page
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