Sac T. XI. in GeeIs Statutes, and keepinghuyudgerents. and the wordofGod is Paid to caftdown thofefiroug holds,andevery high thing that exaltetbit felfagainfi God, z Cori'o. "So that as there is a natural contrarietie, and altiveoppofition between fire andwater ; thus there is a confiant enmity andaltive refiningof Gods Spiritby OUT fpirit; for if thiscombateand confliet remain (till in a godly man, howmuch more in naturalmen that are altogether carnal? Youmutt therefore diftinguifb between a prevalent, conquering refitting, and a graduali : God inConvertnn fo works, that he takes away the prevalent, but not thegratin. all refitting. Though a man before he beconverted, is froward and full of cavils andprejudices, is unwilling to be faved, cannot abide the truth, doth what he can toRifle Allgood motions ; yet if he belong toElection, God will at lait over-ma. fter his heart, and makehimof unwilling willing z his hard heart cannot refutethis Converting grace, becaufe the fiat thing it doth, is to take away the hardnc(fe of heart. Fourthly, Therefore its not every Find of grace that a man may acknowledge It e- , norigh, unleffe it be loch a graceas is antecedently efficacious toour will,and omni- potently bowing, andchangingof it. Auflin laid, That the Pelagiant did ufe the word Grace,adfrangendaminvidiam,to decline the hatredthat their opinion might get;fo thofe that cry up Free. will : They will acknowledge grace, and God for- bidthey fhould (peak againft grace: But thou mutt know, there bath been in this point an horrible abufe of well -meaning men, by acknowledging grace, but not fuch a grace as we told you, that is efficacious of it felt by its inward power, not dependingupon mans will. Pelagiusof old, when he faw his opinion was univer- fatly diftalled, as if he difputed againft grace ; he then to avoid inchan odium, be- gan to Life the word, and to acknowledge it : infomuch that he deceived an whole Counfel, by his ambiguities andgeneralities, who acquitted him : yea Auflin him- felf yvhowas fo diligent anoppofer of him, was almoti deceived byhim. If thereé fore anywho difpute forFree- will,fpeakalfoofgrace,& they fay they are for grace; remember itsnot every kind of grace that is enough, but fuch as (hall mightily change the heart ; not that (hall workwith Free-will, butfirft make the will free, which was a Servant, and a Captive to loft rTesaroft liberum, quando liberarum, Thenareyefree if the Son bathmade you free, John 8. 35. Fiftly, e4ltbengh god thus omnipotently bow the heart, madgracebe vorticordis, ar Auftun calledit, yetthere ie great aft ofthe Minèfirie ; ofexhortation, of reproof, of commands, ofpromifes and rearnings; for prefendy men are ape to cavill and fay, If God workall, why then is the Mmiftry? Why are we exhorted , when we have no power 1 why doth God command, when we have no ability ? For exhortation and theMiniftry is neceflary, becaufe its the initituredmeaos,bywhich God will worke this, as Chrithdid not in vain fay to Latarut, Lazarus come forth, becaufe it was a pia /bical powerful word, and thusit is here; the Minifurie !peaks not invain, we exhort not in vain,becaufc in and by this, God inllames the heart, and quickens it ro Good. And fo thecommands toturn to God, to lovehim above all things, arenot in vain, becaufe they are nor to demonárate our power but our duty, The Creditormay lawfully demandof his prodigal Debtor the fain of money heoweth, though he be not able to pay, efpecially we being full of Pelf- righteoufne(fe,carnalconfidence,andearthly adherence, thefe commands are the more earnefily to be pre(fed, that we maybe alhamed and confounded. Sixtly, It cannot be denied but that this `Doctrineof godsfoiepower,and efficacie of airat( in Cenve fen, bath been andmay he abured, and thattwowayes, either to uggi(lanefie andnegligence, men thinking, that if God take away the Deny heart, what need I care? I may fir downand rake my cafe : Or to Enthujtafm, fuch as will notpray, nor go to the Ordinances, they will onelyRay at home, and expo/ she Spirits immediate working on them; and theft were two reafons, faith Chem- Weiler, wiry Ptlagius a Britian,orherwile an ingenious manand famous, as alto very muocencinhis life, did fall intohis error on the other fide. Bur there is no çtuthof God canbe preached,but carnal heartswill abate it,Panldos!! abundantly Dddd s tgftifto 5711
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