Davenant - Houston-Packer Collection BT810 .D38 1641

.l 26 Supralapfrians charge not God obfervations prentifed for the more clear underifanding and anfivering this Authours Objections. THe opinion here aimed at is the do; trine of abfolute Reprobation , con- cerning Wca all difputes are frivolous,if it be not fiat agreed upon what is underflood by thefe two words , abfolute Reprobation. Obfrv. For the underftandingwhereof; obferve firff , what our Church conceiveth under the termof Predeflination. Ifa decree of God firft beholding and forefeeing certain particular perfons asbelievingand conflant- y perfevering unto theend in faith andgod - lineffe , and thereupon eleéing them unto eternal! happineffe , thenwe will grant that the Remonflrants ( whom this Authour followeth ) embrace the doctrine of the Church ofEngland. But ifin our XV I Its Article, God in his eternall Predeftination beholdethall men as lying in maff-a corrupta, and decreeth out of this generalitie ofman_ kind, being all in a like damnable condition, toelet forceby his fecret counfel , to deli- ver them from the curie and damnationby a fpeciall calling according to his eternal! pur ofe, , and by working in them faithand perfeverance ; then it is plain that the Re monftrants and this Authour have left the dotzine ofthe Churchof England in the point ofPredeflination, and therefore may well

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