contrdicieth not Scriptures. 2 r 9 ofJudas and of many millions more may be defended , and yet the truth of this ad- mitted. I , but where God hath filch a will as is here intimated (faith our Authour) there he is no let or hinderance to any man from believing, and fo being faved. Thefe men have too high an opinion of the ífrength of mans free-will that con- ceive, if God will be pleated not to hinder them, they will upon fich grace as is offer- ed belie.ve, and fo'attein eternall life. But as we (with the common confent ofortho- dox Divines) placé E'leaion and Predeifi- nation in fch a will of God. as infallibly worketh faith and infallibly guideth the Ruiti De elened unto eternall life , and not in the nr g' will ofNot-hindering them from the means n. io, or end of their falvation ; fo we place the §" 4 Non-ele&ion or negative Reprobation of others not in a will ofHindering them from believing or walking in the way which leadeth unto life, but in a will of Not - preparing for them and Not-beffowing up on them thofe infallible means which Would certainly bring them to eternall life. He whom God thus permitteth to runny into perdition, to whom hegiveth (as I may fo term it)pereundi lieentiam, it is clear he is not comerifed within the number of the cleth and therefore (therebeing no middle fort
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