away theof and end cf Gods Gifts: 36; alCo and ,appointed for the fame end, and is in its own proper natureand ufe an inftrunient of conveying the Spirit of rege- neration to thofe tIZac live under it , and to all thofe. Better proofs for this I cannot have then thole which our reverend Divines (8) at Dort gathered to nay hand. Efay gg. 2.1.Th is my covenant with them, faith theLord , My 1pirit that is Suffrag.Brit: upon thee, andmy word, which 1 have put in thy mouth,(hall art.iThefS not depart out of thy mouth 'nor out of the rnouth ofthy feed, norfeeds feedfor ever. HINC PATET (fay they) From thefe words it appeareth, that the wordand Spirit are joyned in the minifáery ofthe word with an infeparable band, by thepro. mif e ofGod. Hcnce is is that the .2finiflers of thenew Te/ta- ment are called Minifters not of the letter but of the Spi- rit; not of the letter that killeth, but of the Spirirthat giveth life, z. (or. ;.6. And theminìslery of the Gofpel is called d,- axovíx Tod arvaúc 4To;, theminiltery of the Spirit , in the fameplace, verf. 8. Hence alfo is the Gofpel called e,e o-ed- eeos Grace bringing falvation , Tit. z. I r. and A.o,,eç va- 7r,tmayñç , the word of reconciliation, 2. Cor. 5.19. To chef let me adde I.Per, i.z3 .where the word is called the reed ofthe newbirth; and z.Cor.5, zo.vvhere Minifters are called embaffadoursfor Chrifl to befeech men to be reconciled to God. Theyare fo called , to fhew that the word preached is by Gods appointment an inítrument to make men new crea- tures, and that the proper matter of Minifters errands is re- conciliationwith God, and the naturali fruit ofit is in Gods intent not the obduration and dcítru }ion but the converfion and falvation of men. The fame Authours cut of John 15. 22. IF I HAD NOT COME AND SPOKENUNTO,_THEM,TEEY SHO_tLD NOT HAVE HAD S 1NNE, dO iay it is evident, that ChrJ in hispreaching did adminifler fo much inward irrace as wasfuf icient (G)to convince thore that rejetfed the Go,Cpel r Profner. ad of pofittve unbelief, and render them obnoxious to jurt pct- cap. Gal/. nifhment; and bygood confequence (fay I) fo much as fuf. ' err. ad 04) 4 ficed by their good husbandry to have converted and laved Non otnnes vocari ad them for that grace leaveth none without excufe which is ratiam eos, not fuflicient to convert them. I will conclu:Je what they fay quibus om- of this gracious intention of God in the miniftery of the nibus evan- word w;th that fpeechof Profpers ci: ^d by them in the Caine geüum prx- dicatur, non place; r They that fay that all chore towhom the Gofpel ,s reftè dici- preached (even thole that obey not tb Gofpel) are not called tur, etianfi tograce, theyfayanuntruth. God looked for Grapes, faith fiat qui e- the tent, .fay S, z, Mac cloth this imply that van=ello nom obiu,lluat. Gods
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