280 The Sublapfarians do1rine fit to all men : And therefore we term the negation ofthis benefit or free favour, ab- folute Non-eleéion Preterition, or (in a more bard') word) negative Reprobation. The forefeen faithand perfeverance ofPe- ter hadnot made him an object fit by way ofremuneration tobe invefted with eternall life, had not a former abfolute and freead of Gods mercie fitted him with thegifts of faith, holineffe and perfeverance. Aquinas . bath well fet down and demonflratively proved this theoreme, opt1s iine jufliti e Temper pry'pponit opud mifricerdix, 6- in ea fundatur. There is the theoreme it fe'lf now for the demonftration. b Creature nondebe- tur aliquid nifi propter aliquid in eo prsex- fifiens velprxconfderatum. Etrurfus , fdud creature debetur, hoc erit propter aliquidpri- us. Et cum nonfitprocedere i» infinitum,opor- tet devenire ad aliquid quad ex (old benitate Z?ivin e voluntatis dependeat, quit e/I ultimus finis. Let all the Remonftrants lay their heads together, and tell us what is primun indebitum which dependeth upon the will of God alone but the grace of abfolute Election or Predeftination , for which we plead. Again , Judas his finali damnation had not been fore-appointed, had not his f - nail impenitencie been preconfidered. His finall impenitencie had not been forefeen, had thatprimum indebiíumwhich dependeth only 6 Tart. b'. q. i z. af't,4.
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