322 :Deoccult. )ei provicl. The Sublapfrians docirine Ewer in a word , That Predeflination and Non-predeftination , or Fledion and nega- tive Reprobation, as they concern this or that fingular perfon, are not promifed or re- vealed: and therefore to elect Peter and not to elen Judas is not contrary either to the goodneífeor truth of God, and fo not tohis righteoufneífe or juflice. For thofe places of Scripture which aim at Godsvindicative juflice, as it is threatned onely againft men guilty of Pinne, they no way concern the point in queftion. For the abfolute diffiné decrees of the Divine Predeflination or Pre- terition are no as or parts of his vindica- tive Jultice ; but they are free and abfolute asof that fovereigne dominion which he hash in preparing and difpenfing theefeds of his goodneffe (whichby proniife are due tono man) according to the rule of his ab- folute will and pleafure. All whichhe faith in the 312 page requi- reth no new anfwer: It all runneth upon the old and ufuall miflake ofthe decree of Da- mnation in fiead of the decree of Non-ele- (cion or negative Reprobation. Non-eleti- on or negative Reprobation is no decree of damnation, neither in the SublapPrians nor Supralapfiriais opinion, neither did it lay a neceiiry of origin all or aduall finne upon any man. It is C: lvines opinion, c Lapfir 4dß no fortui-
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