Davenant - Houston-Packer Collection BT810 .D38 1641

472 The Sublapfarians dorlrine upon forcewhich fhall bring them to repen- tance, to faith, toperfeverance and eternall happineffe. This will conteinethnot a con- tradi tionofthe former; but an accomplifh- ment in fuch perfons as God vouthfafeth this fpeciallfavour. God hath not madehis 1vIiniUers privy to this fecret will ofhis: and therefore it is,a vain defire inyou tobeaffu- red ofthis from the Minifer. By labouring toperform Gods revealedwill you may at reina comfortable perfwafion that you are under that his fecret will. But whileft you iiegleet todo that, it is unpoflible that you fhouldbe freed from your fear ofReproba Lion and Damnation, and unprofitable for you to bepofl'effed with a groundleffe com- fort of your Ele6tion and certain Salvation. TEMPT. aryl died onely for the worldof theelect. or ifhediedfor all mankind, he died for them all dignitate pretii ; he didnot diefor all voluntatepropofìti. God never intended that he Jhould 'bed his bloudfor all andevery man ,butfora few f leaedones onely ofwhof number 1 an not,for 1 am a reprobate. MIN IsT. Chrift died for all and every fingular perfon, who by repentance and faith in his bloud may, according to the te- nour of the Gofpel, have eternall lifegiven, him through Jefus Chrift our Lord. And Chrift died this for all, not onelybecaufe death \ s n resárd of thc worth a fuffç-1 it

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