Dof`trine ofSaints Peri. fuited to their Confolation. CïXhl.. foundation of M.G. Pageant everted. 18. The proceedingsofthe Holy Ghoft in exhortations according to our principles: r9. Sophifines in the former difcourfe farther difcovered. 20. His farther plea in this cafe propofed: 21. Confrdered: 22. The nuance of Chrift and bis ohe- 'dienceconfidered, and vindicated as to the applicationof it, to thebufrneffe in hand. 23.M .G. lait Argument propofed. 24. Examined. 25. r Iohr2 t9. explained. 26. Vindicated. a7.Ar- gumentfrom thence for the Perlereranceof theSaints. 28. M.G. exceprions thereunto. 29. Confrdered; and 30. Removed., 3 r, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37. The fame words farther perufed. M.G. Gonfent with the Remonitrants manifeftedby his erafcriptions from their Spit,- dalia. 39,40,41,42,43,44,45,4d,47. Our Argument from a loh.2.19. fully cleared. 48. Thtr conclufron ofthe examinationof M. G. Arguments for theApoftafyof the Saints. filer-0 H E feaventh Argument which Mr Goodwin infifleth upon , in the 36. Se&ion ofhis r 3. Chapter containes one of the greatefl Rarities, he hathto thew in thewhole packe, concerning the influence ofthe Do(ftrine ofthe Saints Apoflacy into their Confolation in their walking with God, an undertaking founcapable of any Logicall Confirma- tion, as that though Mr Goodwin interweave his Difcourfe concerning it with a Sillogifine,yet he quickly leaves that thorney path, and purfues it only with a Rhetorical/ flourifh of words, found out and. fet in order to de- ceives At the headthen of his Difcourfe he placeth thisArgument as it is called. That Doltrine wholegenuine andproper tendency is td advance-the peaceand joyof the Saints in Believing, is ofa naturalifympathy,with the Gofpell, and upon thisaccount a truth; filch is the Doarine, which inforweth- theSaints ofa pofbility oftheir total/ andfrnallfalling away: Ergo. ThePropofition ofthis fyllogifme he fuppofes we will grant, and(not to trouble the Reader with the Qualifications, and limitations formerly annex> ed, to that which propofed the furtherance of the obedienceofthe Saints, as a proofeofthe truth ofanyDodrine)for my part I do. For theproofe ofthe Affumption wherein alone Mr Goodwin's interefl in this Argument doth lye; He referrs us to his 9. Chapter: where,as he tellsus, (ifwe may believehim) he bath undenyably demonftrated thetruthofit. But we have confidered whatever looks that way in that Chapter, and have found it all asChaffe and ftubble,before the breath oftheSpirit ofthe Lord in the Word. That which lyesupon hisfhoulders,to fuppórt5(A burthen tooheavy forhim tobeare) & whole demonflration hebath undertaken is, that it tends to thePeace, Joy, & Confolation oftheSaintsof God, in theirwalking with him (which arifes from, and folelydepends upon that affurance they haveoftheir eternall fru- ition ofhim through Chrift) tobe inftru&ed, that indeed they are in them- felves weake, unable todo . any thing as they ought, that they have no ftrength to continue in the MercyofGod, but carry about with them a body ofdeath, and thatthey are continually eirpofed to a world of Temptations, whereby many ftrong men fall down,thruft through and are flame every day, and that inthis condition there is no confideration ofthe ImmutabilityorVn- châgeableneffe ofGod, that may fecure themof the continuance ofhis Love tothem,no eternall purpoCe of his that hewill preferve them, & keepe them, through his power, noPromife ofnot leaving them, or of giving them fuch fupplyesofhis Spirit and Grace that they fhall never forlake, nor leave him, nothing in the Covenant, or Oath ofGod wherebyit is confirmed, toAffure themofan Abiding, and a not- to-be-deflroyed communion withhim , that Chrift byhis death and oblation bath not fo taken away'the guilt oftheir fins, nor laid filch a Pure foundation, for the deflru&ion ofthe powerofthem, as that they thail not arifeeither way to their ruine : That he interceder not for their Prefervationin Faith and HolinefTe, upon the account of which (late and condition, ofthings, manyof the moft eminent Saints that ever ferved God in this world,have utterly fallen out of his Love and Favour, and have Ccc been 377 4 1.
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