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CAP.

XII

and

of

Mr

Goodwins

fìxth

Argument for

his

Do&rine

of

the

ApofEafy

of

Saints,

this

is

the end.

But

this

is

not

all he

bath to

fay in

this cafe, in

hand.

Indeed the

main

de-

figne

of

his

whole

3.Chap.

confifting

of

4s.

Se

&ions,

and about

fo

many

pa-

ges

in his Book,

and containing

all

which

in

an Argumentative way, he infi-

fteth on

in

the cafe

in

hand;

looketh

this

way ;

and therefore having,already

pluckt

away

one

of

the

maine propps

of that

difeourfe,I

(hall

apply my

felfe

to

take

away

thofe

which

doe

remarne,

that

the

whole may

juf}

y

fall

to the

grounds and therefore

(hall

as

briefely

as

I,can,

confider

the

whole

of that

difcourfe, containing nine Arguments

againft the Perfeverance

of

Saints,

for

the

poffibility

of

their totali

and

finali

deft

ion.

13

444 CRI1ViAMMV-T44'

454,41

CAP.

xII.

265

4

26.

I.

M.G.

entrance and preface

to

his Arguments

from

the

Apottafy

of

the Saintsconfideted.-

2.

The

weaknef e

of

his

firftArgument:

The import

of

it. 3. Anfwer

to

that firft Argument. DoArine

may pretend

to

give God

the

glory

of

being

no accepter

of

Perfonsand yet

befalfe: jollification

by

workes,

ofthat

rank and order.

4.

Acceptation

of

Perlons what, and wherein

it

confifleth.

No

place for

it with

God: contrary

to

diftributive Jaibce.

5,

The Doarine of

the Saints

Per-

feverancechargedwithrendringGodanaccepterof

Perfons, 6.

Uniuflly,what

it

fajes

looking

this

way. 7.

The

femme

of

the

charge against

it

confrdered and removed. 8. M.G. fecond Ar-

gument, and

the weight

by

himhanged

thereon:the originali

of

this Argument:

by

whom tome-

what

infifted on.

9.

The

Argument ir telle ih his

words proposed:

of

the

ufe

and end

of the

Miniftry: whetherweakned

by

the

Do

&rineof .Perleverance. ro. Entrance

into

an

Anfwer ro

that

Argument.

The

foundation laid

of

it

falfe

and when:

is

falfely

impofeth on the

Dottrine of

Perleverance, fundrythingsby

it

difclaimed:

the

firft

confidered.

t

1.

The

in

jolt

ìty

of

thofe

inr,

pofrtions farther difcovered. 12.

The true

ftare

of

thedifference

as

to this Argument decla-

red.

14.

The

Argument fatisfied.

14.

The reinforcement

of

the Minorattempted

,

and eon-

frdered.

i.5.

The mannerof

Gods

operations with, and

in,

;natural) and voluntary Agents

compared.

efficacy

of

Grace

and liberty

in man

confiftent. r6.

esnobjestiou

to himfeifefra-

med

by

M.G.

that

Obje

&ion reaified; Perleverance

how

abfolutély and limply

óeceffuy, how'

not. i

i.

The

removal)

of thepretendedOhjedion

farther infifted on

by M.

G..

1

8.

That

courfedifcu

llèd,andmanifeftedtobeweakeand

fophifticall.

The

confiftency

of

Exhortations

and Promifes farther cleared.

19.

The

manner

of

the operation

of

Grace, in, and upon

thewills

of

men

confrdered.

20.

The

inconfiftency

ofexhortations

with the

efficacy

of

Grace,

dilján

ed

by

M:

z

r. That

difcourfe removed, and

the oft of

Exhortarions. farther cleated. ,Obediencg

to

them

twofold,

Habitual), At uall:

of

the

Phyficall

operationof Grace,and

mermes

of

the word:

their compliance,

and

oie. How

the one and the other

affect

the will.

22.

Inclination

lo

Perle:

'vere

when wrought in

Believers. 23.

Ofthe manner

of

Gods

operation

on the wills

of

men: M.

G.

difcourfe and judgement. 24. Confidered.

25.

Effedsfollow

as

to

their kind, their next

,caufes.

s6. ThefameAdof

the will

Plï

call

and

Morel

npdofeverali

accounts: Thofe ac-

counts confidered. 27. God

bÿthereal

efficacy

of

the

Spirit,

prodsicdtl

i

n its

Ads of

the

will;

morally good:

that

confirmed from

Scripture. 28.

Conclafonfrom.

thence. 29. Of

the

termes,Phyfcall, plorall,

and neceffary,and

their

nie

in things

of

the nature under considerati-

on.

Morali

conies

of

Phyfrcall effects. 30.

The concurrence

of

Phyfrcall

and

.Á4orall

caufes

for

producing the

fame effect:

the

efficacy

of

Grace, and exhortations.

31. Phyfrcall

and

neceffarya

howdiftinguifhed.

Morali and not

neceffary.

ConfoundedtryM,G.

32, M. G., farther pro

greffe

confidered. 33. What operation

of

God on

the wilt

of

man

he allowes.

'

All Phyfrcall

o

peration

by hint

excluded.

34.

M.

G'sfence

ofthe

difference between the

working of

God anct

a

Minifler on the will

:'that

it

is

but

gradual'. 35. Confidered and rémovetr.j'All working

of

God

on

the

will

by

himconfined

to perfwafion:

perfwafion. gives no

firength or ability to the

perfon perfwaded. 36.

All

immediate

along of

God

to good

in

men,

by M:

G: utterly

exrludidi

39t

Wherein Gods perfwading

men

dothconfift

according to M.G.

1

Cor.4.9. confdered. 38.

Of

the concurrence

of

diverfe Agents

to the produftion

of

the fameeffe8.

39..

The

home

of

the

t

Sedioti'of

Gh.

t3.

The will how neceflitared,how free. 4o. In what

fence M. G.

allowes

Gods perfwafions

to

be irrefifrihle.

4r.

Thedealirigs

of

Goland

men

ici

compared. 42. PAR'

exhortation to the

de

ofmeanes,where the end was'certaine,Afls

24.cedfdered.Ged

deals

with

men

as

men,exhorting them, and

as

corrupted

men afhfting

them. 43.

Of

Promifes

of

Tempo

-

L

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