CAP. XIII. 304 .,. .>Nt..,ti.. . Nat 3 át; .ä:ïb i CA P. XIII. r. &QMVtA0 The maintainers and propagatorsof the feverall Doltrines underconteft, taken intp,confideration. 2. Theneceffity offo doingfrom M.G. undertaking to make the comparifon. This inquiry con- fined to thofe of our own Nation. 3. The chiefe Affertorsof thisDoftrine of the Saints Pcrfe. veranee in this Nation Once it received anyoppofition, what was their Miniftry ,and what Their Lives. q. M.G's plea in thiscafe, 5. Theheft Objedion againft his Doftrine by him pro- poled, Second, andThird. 6. His Anfwers to thefe Objeftions confidered. Removed: His own Word andTeffimonyoffer'dágainft the experienceofThoufands. y. The Perlons poinned to by him, and commanded, coufidered. 8. The principlesof thole Perfons he oppofeth vindica. ted. 9. Of the Doftrine ofthe Primitive Chriftians, as to this head of Religion. Grounds of mifiakein reference to their judgements. 1o. Thefrft Reformersconfrait to themfelves in their Doftrine ofthe Saints Perfeverance, n. Ofthe influence ofM. Perkins his judgement on thepropagationof the Doftrine of the Saints Perfeverance. 1 a. Who the l'erfonswere on whom his judgement isfuppofed to have fuch an influence. r 3. The content of I orraine Chinches making void thisfunnize. 14. What influence the Doftrine of the Saints Perfevë- raneehad into the holineffeof its Profeflors. 15. Of rite srnworritine8 of the Perféns who in this Nationhave .ßrffertSd the Dodrine of Apollafy: the fuitablenëNeof this Doftrine to then praftifes. , 16. Mr G.attempt to rakeoff this charge. '17. How farre wens Doftrines may be judgedby their lives. 18. Mr G's Keafonswhy Eptfcopahf., Arminianifed, the firft. 19. Con - fideredand difproved. 20. Hisdifcord,&c. a 1. Generals Apoftafyofmen enterraine the Ar- miniantenents. na. The clofe. ß. Sof the PerfeveranceofthebSaints ,,i.n,tand unto the llMiniflryof the Gofpell, and the obftru&ion pretended tobe laid unto it thereby,lt maybe fotnewhat conducingand ofConcernment toconfider who theiefons are, and were,and what bath been and is the prefenceofGod with them, in their Miniftry who havebeen Affertors and Zealous maintainers of this Do&rine: And withall who they were, andwhat they have been in their Miniftry, and the Difpefati- on of theWord committedunto thern,who have rifenup in oppofition there- unto; How alto thole different Partyes have approved their Profefflon to the World, and acquitted themfelves in their Generation in theirwalkingwith God, may beworth our Confideration; doubtleffe,if the Do&rine, whofe de- clarationand defence we have thus far ingaged in, be of fucha pernicious Tendency, as is pretended, fo deftru&ive'to Gofpell Obedience, and foevi- dently rendering that greatOrdinance of theMinifiry . ufelefe, it may be tra- ced to its product of thefeeffe&s, in fotne meafure, in the Lives, Converfati- ons andMiniftry ofthofe, who have moll zealoafly efpoufed it,moft earneftly contended for it, and beenmoft given up tothe forme and mould thereof. It were a thing every way miraculous ifanyRoote should for the moil part bring forth frolicdifagreeing to the nature of it. y, 2. ATafke this is, (I confeífe) which were we not neceflitated unto, I could easily difpence with my felfefrom ingaging therein. But (Mr Goodwin,having voluntarily entred the lift, as to this particular and inflated a comparifon, between the Abbettors ofthe feverall Do&rines under Conteft,(Chap. 9. of his Booke, (a matter we Ihould not haveexpe&ed, from anyother man) it could not, but be thought agroffe negle&, ofduty, and high ingratitude, to- wards thofegreat 6 .;3leffedSorsles,who in former and latter dayes,withih be
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