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from
the
Immutability
of
God's
Purpofes.
C
A
P.IV.4:56.
the
Eltablilhment
of
the
Truth
we have
in
hand. Thofe, whom
God hath
9
5
purpofed
by
effe&uall
meanes
to
preferve
to
the enjoyment
of
Eternall
Life
and Glory
in his
Favour andAcceptation,
can
never
fo
fall
from
his
Love,
or
be
fo caft
out
of
his
Grace,
as
to
come
(port
of
the
end defigned,
or ever
be
totally
reje&ed
of
God.
The Truth of
this propofition
depends upon
what
bath
been
Paid,
and may
farther
be
infifted
on,
concerning
the unchangeable
tlefle,and Abfoluteneffe
of
the Eternall
Purpofes
of
God, the Glory whereof
men
(hall
never be able
Sacrilegioufly
to
robbe
him
of.
Thence the
Afump-
tion
is,concerning all
true
Believers,
and truly
fan
&ified
perlons, are thefe
Purpofes
of
God,that
they
{hall
be
fó
preferved
to
fuch ends &c.
as
bath
been
abundantly proved by
an indu
&ion
of
particular inflames
,
and therefore
it
is
impofíìble
they
{hould
ever be
fo
caft
out
of
the
Favour ofGod,as
not to be
infallibly
preferved
to
the End. Which
is
our
Second
Demonftration
of
the
Truth
in
hand.
S4
Plir.iiMMI40
CÄP.IV.
r.
An entrance
into the
Confederation
of
the
Covenant
of
Grace, and
our
Argument from
thence,
for
the
Unchangeablene(ie
of
the Love
of
God
unto
Believers.
2. The
intendment
of the
enfuing
dif-
courfe. 3. Gen.17.3. openedand explained.
with the
confirmation
of
the
Argument to hand
from thence. 4. That Argumentvindicated and cleared ofObiettions.
5. Confirmed
by
tome
obfervations. 6.
krem.32.v. 38,39,40. compared
with
Cap.
3í.v.32,33.
The Truth under
confederation from thence clearely confirmed. 9.
The
certainty
,
immutability
,
and infallible
aceomplifhment
of
all
the Promifesof
the
New Covenant, demonftrated,
1.
From the removal(
of
all
caufesofAlteration.
2.
From the Mediator, and his undertaking therein.3. From
the
Faithfulneffe
of
God.
8.
One inftance from
the
former confiderations.
9.
The
indeavour
of
M.G.
to
Anfwer ourArgument from this
place.
ro.
His
obfervation
on,&
from the
Text,con-
fidered:
a.
This
promife
not
made
to the Jewes only:
2.Nor
to
all
the Nation of the 'ewes, pro-
ved
fromRem.
l:
3.
notintending
principallytheir deliverance
from Babylon.
1.
His
infe-
rences from hisformer obfervations weighed:
1.
The Promife
made
to the
body
of
the People
of
the
Jewes Typically only:
2.
An
Expofition borrowed
ofSocinur Rejet8ed: 3.
The Promife
not
appropriated to
the
time
of
the
Captivity: and the difadvantage enfuing
to
M.G.
caufe
up-
on
fuch an
Expofition.
12.
The
place
i
nfifted
on compared !with
Ezekti.iy,18,19,20.That
place cleared:
a
4th
Oblation
Anfwered: this Promife alwaies fulfilled:
the Spiritualipart ofit
accomplifhed
during the Captivity:Godsintention
not
fruftrated. How farre
the civillprofpe-
rity
of the
Jewes wasconcerned in
this Promife. Promifes
of
Spiritual! and Temporali things
compared. The Covenant
of
Grace
how
farte conditional!. 13,
14:
M.G's fence
of
this place
expreffed
:
borrowed from
Fanffnr Socinur:
the
inconfiftency
of
it
with the
mind
of
the
Holy
Ghoft,demonftrated:alfo
with what
himfelfe hath elfewhere
delivered: no waytufted to the An-
fwer ofour
Argument from the place.
15.
Thefamelurerpreration
farther difproved.
an im-
mediate divine
efficacy
held
out
in
the words,Converfion
and pardon
offinnes
promifed
:
diffe-
renced
from theGrace
&
Promifes
of
the
Old Covenant
Contribution
of
meanes
put
by M.G.
in
the
place
ofefkftuall
operation
of
the thing it 'elfe, farther difproved.
r
6.
How,
when
,
and
to
whom this promifewas fulfilled,fartherdeclared:
An
Objettion
arifing upon
that
confidera-
-
anfwered. uy.Conieauresafcribed to God
by Mr
G.
The foundation
reall
of
all
Divine
Predittion:
the Promife utterly enervated, and
rendred of noue
efflf
by Mr G.
Expofition:ers
conSftency
with the
Prophetic§
of
the
Relation of
the Jewes. 18.The
elote
of
the Argument
fromthe
Covenant
of
God.
Aving (hewn
the
Vnchangeable
Stability
of
'the
Love and Fa-
vour
of
Godtowards
his
Saints, from
the
immutability
of
his
own
Nature
and Purpofes, manifefted by an
Indu
&ion
of
fund ry
paricular Inftances from eminent
places
of
Scripture, wherein
both
the
one
and
the
other
are held out
as
the
foundation
of
what
we
affirme:
I proceed
to
further cleare&demonftrate the
fame
impor-
tant
4.
1: