286 The Sudlaprarians doctrine every man who performeth the conditi- ons of repenting, believing, perfevering, they make nothing :lgainfl the decrees of abfolute Election and Preterition , unleffe he can thew that God bath prepared the fame riches of his mercy to make all men fulfill the conditions. For if this prepa- ration be made for force and not for others, and that according to Gods abfolute will, and not according to the forefeen diffe- rences of good and bad wills in men; this rich mercy of God which this Authour bath mentioned for the confuting of ab- folute Election and Non._election is rather a confirming thereof. C Mercy is more naturall and plea_ fing unto God vindicative Juflice is a firange work. He cloth not willingly af_ _ic, &c. That is fail to be naturall and pleating unto God , which cometh originally from bimfeif, & is not an ad depending upon the rnifdeferts of the creature. But this naturalneffc of Gods mercy and bounty doth not (hew it felf in the outward effets thereof, as naturali agents do, whowork according to the uttermoft of their power, and as farre as the fphere of their adivitie can reach. Let bountie and mercy there- fore be never fo naturali to God, it forceth hire not in the fame meafure and manner to
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