hindreth not Pietie and a godly life. cho f n tograce and glory, or abfolutely call-of from both. Ifchafn, I muff ofnecefsity believe, andbefaved: Ifcaft-of, Imuff ofneceity not believe, andbedamned. Ifby abfolute Ele(ion and Abjection he underftand fuch an abfo- luteneffe as bringeth men to the means or end of either without their own voluntary ads, weutterly difclaim it. Ifhe mean fuch an abfolute Ele ion and Preterition as pre- pareth effeetuall grace for fome, and giveth it them in due time, and prepareth not fuch effe6tuall grace for others, neither giveth it them at any time, wegrant this abfolute E- 1edion and Reprobation. But whereas he faith, Ifchofn, I muff ofnecefsity believe, and befaved, the contrary followeth, ifchofen, I fallw ithafree-will work out mine own falva- tion. And whereas he faith, Ifreprobated, I mullneceffarily not believe, andbe damned, the contrary likewife followeth, If reprobated, I (hall out ofthe hardneffe ofmine own heart, willingly andwittingly run in the broad way which leadeth untomy damnation. As for the ivecef ity of believing and not - believing, which he thinketh mull needs follow upon abfolute Electionand Reprobation, in both we grant necefsitatem infallibilitatis; in nei- t,tcle At- ther coallionis: Inboth we grantnecersitatem Gert.part.i. pofitionis or oráinis ; inneither necefoaten e- tract.i .q vent ús, orimpofsibilitatem event :ts contrarii. b ¡'68 God is according to his own effence and pab 1174. 4 3 e 4 nature 44
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