ofhis Truth andSincerity. 5 43 Rom. 3.4. that is, Men may lie; for all men are liars:but God east never lie. If any man would go about to challenge him vvith untruth , his challenge would eatily appear to be a calumny : The truth of God like the glorious funne will break through all the clouds of falfe accufations that leek to obfcure it. Similegaudetfimili , Like lovethhis like: God lo- vethfuch as are trueofheart, Pfal. 51. 6. and hathanhypo- crite in utter deteftation : and therefore he mull needs betrue himfelf. No man (for aught I know) doubteth of ir. But by abfoluteReprobationGod is made untrue and hypocritical) in his dealings with men , and in all matters apperteining to their eternall ¡late; particularly,' in his Commands, z in his Offers ofgrace and glory , 3 inhisThreats, 4 paflionate Wifhes and Delires of mens chief good, and i in his Expofl'u- lations,and Commiferationsalfo. I. Inhis (.4) Camtnands.For by this dc&rine God com- mandeth chofe men to repent and believe whom he fecretly purpofeth ¡hall not believe.i Though God command reprobates i Lb. contra to believe thegofpel, yet he will not have them believe, faith Schafm. pag. Pifcator.Novv whom God commandeth to believe & repent; 60. Er 1 re- thofe he vvilleth outwardly fhould believe and repent; áaí Deus c for by his commandments he tignifieth his good will evangelio and pleafure: and he muff inwardly and heartily will it too, credant, non or elle he diffembleth. For words, if they be true, are an in- vult tamen terpreration of themind : when they are not, they are mere ut credant. impof}ures and fimulations. II. In his (B) Offers of grace andglory,which he maketh to fuch as refufe them and perifh for refufingthem,as well as to thofe who do accept them to theirfalvation. This is evident, Efay 65.z. Ihave fpreadout my hands all the day long. To whom ?to arebellious people. and Matc.za.we reade,that thole menwere invited to thewedding that came not. & A&, 3.26. there it is Paid to the Jewswho had denyed Chrzil , as verf. r 4. To you bath Godfent his fonne jefus to blaffeyou, in turning every one ofyoufrom your iniquities. How oft (faithChrifl) would I have gatheredyou ? (peaking of filch as negleL ed their viltation,and fo lofl their falvation. It is evident all() by reafon.For as many as are under the commandment, are un- der the promife too,aswe may fee Alts 2.38,39:Aepent, and be baptiz^d every one of you,and yePall receive the gift of the holy Ghoft : for to you andyour children is the promfe made. In which words Peter maketh the command and he promife of equal! extant, both univerfall. And there is caufe Y 4 why:
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