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CAP.
Vl.
128
none
of
than
Atli
make
fhipwrack
of
their Faith,
upon
what
quick-fands
of
lu(l
-L--
and
fenfuality foever
they
ffhall
ffrilte,
again.{ what rockofobdur'ation and
impeni-
tency
foever they
dafh.
But I befeech
you.,
who
told
you
that
this was
our
fence
of
this
Propofitioncbeirg indeedno more
fence
then
that
which
you
give in
for your
owne:
By
ftriking on
the
quick-lands
of
Lull,
and
dafhing
upon
Flocks
of
enfuality,
impenitency,
and
obduration,
you have in
other
places
fufficiently
explained
your
felfe
to
intend their
falling
under the
power
of
Sinne. And
is
this affertedby
us
to
be the
tenor
of
Gods Promifes
to
Believers?
Or
is
it
not?
or
do
you
notknow
that
it
is
not
fo?did
ever any
fay
thatGod
preferveth
men
in
believing
under obduration
& impenitency ?that
is
under
unbeliefe
?for
no
man
can
be
obdurately impenitent but unbelievers: doe not you
know that
we
maiutaine,
that
the Grace
faithfully engaged
to
be
be{towed
on
-them,
is
given
them
to
this end,
to
preferve them from the power
of'finne,
from obduration and
impenitency, and
{hall
certainely be effettuall for
that
purpofe?
Prima
ell
h.ec
ultio,
good
fe
ludice,
nemo nocens
abfolvitur.
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P.
VI.
I.
The former Argumentconfirmed
by an
induaion of
particular
inftances: lob:1.5.
opened.The
concern:
ment
of
all Believers in
that Promife,provedby the Apoflle:Heb: 13.5. The
generali'intereftof
all
Believers in
all
the
Promifes
of
God cleared. Objeetions anfweerd.How Old
Tefìamenc
Pro-
mifes
maybe improved.. 2. The Promife
intfled
on relates principally
to
Spiritualls.
The
firength
of
it
to theend
intended.
g.
I Sam.
r
2.22.
To
whom the Promifethere
is
given.
4,
The twofold
une
of
this
Promife:
Threats to wicked'
men
of
ufe
to the Saints
:
Promifes
to
the
Saints,
of ufeto
wicked
men. lfa.4.
2,3,4.
Pfa1
.89.3.o,31,32,33,34,35,36,37
opened.
Acon-
dition of
back
-fli
ding fuppofed in Believers:yet
thrynot
teiefted:Gods nbididing
with
his Saints,
upon the account
of
his
(r.)Faithfnlneffe,(2.)
Loving-
kindneffe.(3.)
Covenant:
4.)
Pro-
mife,(5.).Oath.
5.
The intendment
of
the words
infrfted
on,
from,
Sam:17.22. Ifs.
27
.2,3,
4.
Zeph.
3,17. illuf rated.
The
intendmenrof
thofe Jvords,
I
will
not
forfake thee.
The
reafon
of
the
Promife,and
means
promifed therein: no
coule
in
them,to
whom the Promife
is
made. Exek.
36.31.
lfa43.
22,2,24,25.
ppened,alfo
Ifa.87
r7-
6.
The
caufe
in God
himfelfe only,
The
Name
ofGod what
it imports:his
Allfufficiencyingaged
therein,and
hisGoodneffe. 7. The
Rife
and founraine
of
all
Gods Goodneite
to his
peoph-,
in
hisown good pleainre The
fumme
of
our
Argument frô this place
of
Scripture. 8.Pfi.23. 4,6.opened:the
Pfalmtfts
Life
of
affurance
of
Per
-
feverance.
9.Inferences from the lait
Life:
z Tim:
4.18.opened:all
Believers in
the
fame
condition,
as
to Perfeverance,with
David
and
Pan!.
r
O.
The
Second inference from the place
i
nfrfted on.Af-
furance
a
motivé
to
obedience: and is the end
that
God intends
to promote
thereby.
r
r.
Pfal;125.
12. explained. d
fat:
37.28. Deat:33.3
12.
Inferencesfrom
that
place
of
the
Plalmifi:
perpem-
-all prefervation in the
condition of
Saints promifed
to
Believers.
13.
Mr
G.
ObieBions and
Exceptions to our Expedition
and Argument from this place,removed.
14. Promifes made
ori-
ginally
tó
perfons,
not
Qualifications:
not the
fame Realon
of
Promifes
to the
Church, and
of
threatnings
to
finners.
15.
Otherobjeftions removed.
16.
Ifa.
54.
7,8,9.
17.
The mind
of
the
Lord
in
the
Promifes mentioned in
that
place opened.
19.Thetexpofrtion
given
on
that
place
and
Arguments from thence vindicated.
20.
Direflion forthe right
improvement
of
Promifes.
20.
Ho
f.2.19,20, opened.
21.Of
the general]
defigneofthat
Chapter: the firftpart
of
the toral!
Rejedion
of
the Church
and
Political)
.flare
of
the Jewes.
23.
The fecund,
of
Promifes
to the
remnant according
to the
eietSion
of
Gracc.Ofthis foureparticniars:
(1.)
Of Converfron:0.14,
a
5.
(2)Of
obedienceand forfaking'all
falfeworfhip,(3.)
Of
Peace
andquetneffe
v.18
-(4.)
Dif-
_covering
the
fountain
of
all
the mercies.
24. Some
objettions
removed: ro whom this Promife
is
made. 25.
The
Promife farther opened: the perfons
to
whom
it
is
made. 26. v:
4.of
that
Chapter opened. The wilderneffe
condition whereunto
men
are allured
by
the
Gofpell, what
it
imports:
(r.)
Separation:
(2.)Intanglement.
27. Godsdealing
with
a
foule in its wilderneffe
condition.
,
28. Promifes given
to perfons
in
that candi
,
ion.
29.
The fummeofthe
foregoing
Promifes:
The
perfons
to
whom they are
made
farther defcribed. 3o.The nature
of the
maine
Promife
it
Celle
confidered. Of the
maine Covenant
betweenGodland his Saints.
3
r.The Pro
-
perties