Mar: 4. 24. Explained. CA P.111.4:49,5°. and the power,of that , that it Mould not have dominion over them in the 89 morning ? The Apoftle tellsus that he came todoe the will ofGod , whereby we arefanaified : Heb: ió.9, to. it was the Will ofGod,that heMould fanCt ify us: and he tellshis Father , that hehad keptall his own in the World , 7oh: s 7. which doubtleffe was not his railing them from the dead. If he be the Me- diator ofthe Covenant ofGrace, if' the Promifes ofGod be yea and amen in him, ifhe be ourHead; Husband, andElder Brother, out Advocate and Intercef- four, our Sheapheard andSaviour, his keeping us from being loft extends it (elfeno leffe effeerually to our prefervationfrom utter ruine in this life, then toour railingatthe laft day; yea and that exceptive particle ( ) includes this prefervation, as well as leads tis to the additionof theother Favourand Priviledgeofbeing railed toGloryat the laft day. Inaword; thiswhole "dif- courfe isadded tomake good thatGracious Promife ofourSaviour '0:3S. He that cometh to mee,(hall never hunger: and he that Believes on me, pall never thirß5 which how it canbe done by anaked ingagement for the Refürreéti on ofthem thatcome to him, and abide withhim; ifmany doe, &molt ofall them thatcome tohim, may depart from him,and fall into everlafling ruine, needsMr Goodwinfarther labour andpaines tounfold. What is laftly added concerning Chrift'sdoeing theutmofi ofhisFathersPleaftrefor theirCußody,but thefault is theirown, whofall away,is the fame inconfiftent ridiculous Affertion with that erewhile confidered : with this addition , that whereas it is his Fa. thers Pleafure, that they be faved; Chrift doth his pleafure to the utmoft, and yet faved they are not. Andfo much (ifnot too much) for the vindicationof this Teftimony witneffing to the Truth that wehave inhand. Mat:24.24. comes in the next placetobe Confidered, (an unqueftionable 4.49i Evidencetothe Truth) and thatvoluntarily of its own accord , fpeaking fo plaine to thematter in hand, that it werea finne againft cleare light to refufe to attend unto it; fo farre is it from being compelled tobeare the Crofle of this fervice, as Mr Goodwin phrafesthèmatter Cap: to. Se&:9, Pag: 18a,í82, 183. Theyfhallfeduce,ifit werepof f ble, the veryElea: hence ( faith he) it is in- ferred, that the deceiving orfeducingof them that Believe is a thing impoffble, which it the drawing ofdarkneffe oat of light. Strange ! to me it feemes fo farrefrom a forced inference, or a (traineddrawing of a Conclufion, that itis but the converfion ofthe termes ofthe fame Identicall'fuppofition. He that faies, theyPalldeceive the very Elect; if it werepoffible , fomighty Mall betheir prevalency in feducing, feemes to mee (and would, I doubt not, doe fo to o- thers, did not their prejudicesand ingagements' force them to (toppe their eares,&Milt their eyes)to fay, that it is Impoffible theEleítfhouldbe feduced. But let thePlace (as it deferves) be more diftinfly confidered; It is among 4: Sot them, which I referre to the headofthe Purpofes of God; anda Purpofe of God there is (though not expreffed,yet) included in thewords: The Impo- bility o f thefedudionoffome perfons from the Faith,is hereAfferted: Whence cloth this Impoffrbility arife? Not from any thing in themfelves , not from their owncareful]. Confideration ofall theConcernments'oftheir Condition, the only prefervative infuch a feafon, if fome(who pretend thernfelves skit= full and experienced,yea almoft the only Phyfitians ofSoules,) maybe belie- ved. Theycan never Rand upon fuch fands, againft that oppofition they Ihall be fore tomeet withal!. Our Saviour therefore intimates, whence the Impofübilityexprefeddoth flow, inadefcription ofthe Perfons, ofwhom it is affirmed, in referenceto the PurpofeofGod concerning them. Theyare the EleC, Thofe whomCodhath chofen before" the foundation ofthe World; that theyfhould be holy andunblameablebefore him in love. His Purpofe according to EPli. r is; Eletlionmutt ftand firm; and therefore theEleCtion it felfe íhall obtain. This ,,;7, N `;'.' then
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