overíthrorneth Gods Yu] lice. to whom he hath precifely in his abfolute purpofe denied both a power to believe and a Chrift to believe in. That God bindeth Reprobates tobelieve as well as others , it is the con - ftant do&rine of Divines: Amongwhom Zanchius del iver- eth it for a Thefis, a Every man (eJ eriafly he that profe/%th Chrifi ) is bound to believe that he is chofen in Chrifl to fàlva- tibn; every man without exception , even the reprobate him- : if he believe it not , he committeth a mof grievous fiare above all others. This he proveth by that fpeech of Chrift, John 16.9. The Spirit (hall convince the worldof fine, becaufe they believe not in me. Reprobates therefore are bound to believe. Mt Perkins alío faith fomething to the fame puroofe 5 e Every one in the Church by virtue ofthis com- manliac.;:t BELIEVE THE GOSPEL is boìted to be- lieve ih.;.e he is redeemed by Chrift, as well the reprobatea.s the ele iborer;l, for a different reafon: the Elea, that by belie- ving . e may be faved ; theAeprobate, that by not believing he mry be without excufc. and this out of the very purpofe of God. But now they cannot in (D) juflice be bound to believe, if they beabfolute Reprobares, for three caufes. i. Becaufe they have no power to believe : they want it, and mull want it for ever. Godhath decreed they thall never have any to their dying day. Wemo obligatur ad impoffibilia, No man canbe juftly tyed to impoffible performances. Be- caufe no man can flie like a bird , or reach heaven with the topof his finger , therefore God cannot with juftice ex- a& of any the performance of thrfe aEtions : nor can he of Reprobates the obedience of Faith , if it be not poflible to them. i. Becaufe it is (E) not Gods unfeigned will they fhall believe. No man will fay that it is Gods ferions will that fuch a man flail live, when it is his will that he fhall never have the concourfe of his providence and the a& of prefervati- on. Nor can we fay that God loth in good earneft will that thofe men fbould believe, whom he will not furniíhwith ne- ceffary power tobelieve. It may rather be faid, it ifGods un- feigned will they (hall not believe, becaufe it is his will they (hall want power to believe. For it is a Maxime in Lagick, dato Dci Dui volt aliquid in caufa, yule cPau'm ex ilea caufa profluen- C x a n EvAN- G E L I O tenetur credere fe redemtum .èt s, per Chrium , etiam improbvs perinde ac cc- etus, fed aliâ tarnen& aliä ratione : Elcaus tcnerur credcre, ut credendo parr ceps fiat eletionis; reprobus, .ut non credendo flat inexcufabilis,etiam ex intentienc Dci. tern, . 313 d Zanch. l.S. De natu-ra Dei,cap.z. q. I. de pad. fanFío-rum. Q uifque mandato Dci tenete credere fe ad falutem æternam in Chrifto fuiffe eleftum; ma- ximé autem is qui fidem in Chrif}pm profitetur. Cùm dici- mus unum- qt:emque te- neri hoc credere, ne- mincm, nè reprobos quidem, qui ncque un- quam ere- dent nec credere in Chriftum poffunt, Px_. cipimus ; & nifi credant, graviffimè omniuìn peccant. e Myk. lib. De Prerd. paf. 89. ob ,7eN. 3. (lair- 'clue inFc- cicfia man-
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