Obiettiof sagainfltheafiranceofoureleaioneusfrvered. 27i ,ofvnbeleéfe which is in the part vnregenerate, and is oppo- fed unto faith, as appearcth Rom.4..2o. and confequently, .though faith be affaultedwith doubting, yet in it owne na- Rom, 4.2,o. turn it may and doth remaine certaine and affured. Fourthly,theyobieó' that it is rafhprefumption,and proud §.Seti.6. boldneffe foranyman to fearéhinto the myfierieofGods fe- That it is no cret counfailes, or to take vpon him peremptorilie to deter- prefiimptiox to mine that bee is one whomGod hath ele6led. For who bath labour forthe knell ne the mindeoftheLord? asitis i.Cor.i.i6.Ianfwerthat ofjìrrance.of our elution. it is true indeede, whofoeuer pricth into Gods hidden coon- z.Cor.z, s6. failes and fecret decree of predeffination, is proud and pre- fitmptious, and (hall in the end receiue the punifhment of both,being giuenouerofGod to fall into many errors, and in the endvtter defperation : and therefore it is venie dan`e- rous,yeapernicious to our foules, ifwe labour after the affu- rance of our ele&i-on by vfing there meanes, and iudgeof Gods decree, according to the conceit of our owne reafon anddoubtfull fpeculations. But yet though the will ofGod be in it felfe fecret and not tobe fearched into; this muff not hinder vs from looking into his will reuealed, thoughwe can gather no certaintieofour elec`uionby fearching intohis fecret decree,yet this is no impediment whywe maynot ga- ther it out ofhisword,wherehe hath reuealed his decree and theexecution thereof: thoughwee canhaue no affurance by pur ownefpeculations, yet we may attaine vnto it by the te- flimonie ofGods fpirit,*hich rritnefeth toourfiirits that wee Rom 8.'6% are thecons ofGod, which altofearcheth all thing, etaen thedeepe things ofGod,and is -i,uen vnto vs that we afro miaht know the x.Cor.a to. tt. thingwhich Godbathgisten vs,as the Apofale teach vs,i .Cor, Z.to.t 2. and therefore it is no pride or prefitmption to bec certaine andallured ofthat which theLord bath reuealed his word, to this end that weenìightbee certainelyallured thereof. But it may bce demanded how this certaintycan bee gathered out of the Scriptures? 1 anfwere, that ifwee would attainevnto it, we muff notfeèke it in the law,wbere the promu esoflife and faluation are made vpon the conditi- onofour owne works and worthineffe,which condition we n neuerperforme?and therefore can netterbe allured ofthe promife t
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