704 Obielions takenfrons teilinnonies Scriptare,anfwered. Chri; , but onely profeileth that filch was his zeale ofGods glorie,andloue to his brethren the Iewes, that he could find in his heart, ifit were pofftble to be feparated fromChritt, ranter then Gods glorie fhould be impeached by the deftru- aionofthe people. But it may be further vrged,that `Paul wifl eth that he might be feparated fr6 Chrif}, and therefore it might be. I anfwere,that he lothnot abfolutely defire it, but conditionally,ifit were poffible. And therefore he faith not," doewifh,but Iwould vvifh; that is, Icould find in my heart to with this feparation, if i t could poilible f}andwith the itninutabilitie ofGods eleçion. But Paul thoughhee' thus fpcaketh did not thinke that this couldpoibliebe, for he profeffeth a little before,that he was perfvvaded andcer-' tainly afrured, that neither life nor death,nor any thing in the world could feparate him from the loueofGod in Chrifi; Rou,.8.33. Rom.8.38. But to what purpofe Both he with this,ifit could not be ? I anfwere, to this end that hemighthereby exprefre his feruettt zeale for Gods glorie, and intire loue ofhis bre- thren the Iewes, which were fo great, that he negleuìed his owne faluation in rcfpc ofthetn. §SE 2 The tenth place obie&ied isRotn:',2o. Well, through i - Rom.q.to. ex- beteefe they arebrokenofand thoutandeít byfaith; be not high pounded. minded,bnt Pare. 21. ForifGod fßarednot the naturallbran- ches, tale heedleft bee alro Dare not thee, (Iv. From which place they thus rcafon : The naturall branches maybeebro- ken off: the naturali branches are the true membersofChrift ele6tecl to faluation : therefore fame members ófChrifi ele- &ied to faluationmay fall away and perifh. I anfwere, that this obie&ion is like that grounded vpon Iohn 15.2. and therefore needeth not much tobe flood vpon. Briefelyther- forewe are to know, that the affiunption is manifefily falle; for by naturali branches is not meant the true members of Chrift ele&ied to faluation,but the whole vifible Church of the Ifraelites,,as i tplainely appcareth by the whole difcourfe ofthe-Apofile in this Chapter. The fief} ( namely, that bee fpeaketh not ofthe true membersofChrifi ele6ted to falua- tion)is manifefi,verl2.cjodhathnot caiaway his people? hich heknel' before, that is, whom in his eternal? counfell hGe had ele6led
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