I Car. 9.27Vindicated, CAP. XVII. that are made amongft them, rewardingwhat isgood, and punifhingwhat is 457 evill, &c. words fully fitted inhis apprehenfion, to the clearing ofGod, from any fhadowofalteration in that courleof proceeding , which to him he of tribes, and tells you the roote of the mi.11ake concerning the Love of God to- wardsany mans perfon, lyes in that Capitall errour, of perfonall Eleílion , or a purpofe ofGod to give Grace,and Glory to anyone in Chrift: 4,,k,x6eyesteao wcds, goy . That M. Goodwin doth at all underftand the loveofGod, if his appre- henfionofit beuniforme to what he expreffeth here in difputation, I muff queftion. An eternal], unchangeable loveofGod, to tome, in Chrift , is not now my taske to demonftrate: it may through the patience, and goodneffe ofGod, find aplace in my weakeendeavours for the Lord, ere long: When it will be amatter ofdelight,to confider the Scriptures,andTeftimonies ofAn- tiquity, that M.G. will produce for theeverfion offuck aper";nailelethon; for the prefent I fhall onlytake noticeofthe face ofhis judgement in the thing, which (sec. 13.) hehere delivers: All theLove which God bears tomen, or to anti perfon ofman, is either in refpect oftheirnature, andas they are men, in refpéet ofwhich he bearer a generall or common love to them, or in refpect of theirqualifi- cationas theyaregoodmen, in onedegree or other, in refpect whereofhe bears a morefpecialllove to them : What that common love is , in M. Goodwin do- arine, whichGod bears to all men, as men, we know full well : He al fo him- felfe isnot unacquainted how often it hath been demonftrated to bea vaine and foolifh figment (in the fence by him and his affociates obtruded onus) derogatorytoall the gloriousProperties of the nature of God , and inconfi- ftent with any thing, that ofhimfelfe he hath revealed. The Demonftration and farther evi&ion whereof, waits its feafon, which I hope draweth on The fpeciall love whichhe bears perlons in refpe& of their qualifications, is only his Approbationof thofe qualifications, where ever they are, and in whomfoe- ver: That thefe qualifications are Faith, Love, Repentance, Gofpell obedi- ence,&c. Is not called into queftion: I wouldfaine know of M. Goodwinon what account and confideration, fomemen and not all, are tranflated from thecondition ofbeingobje&s ofGods common love, tobecomeobje&s of his peculiar love; or from whence fpring thefe qualifications , which are the procurement ofit; whether they are from any loveofGod to them, inwhom theyare? Ifnot, on what account do men cometohave Faith, Love, Obedi- ence,&c. If they arefrom any LoveofGod, whether it be from the common LoveofGod to man, as men? and if fo, why are not all men endowed with thofequalifications? Iffrom his peculiar Love, how come they to be the ef= fe&s and caufes of the fame thing?Or whether indeedthisaffertion be not deftru&iveto thewhole Covenant ofGrace, and the effe&uall difpenfations ofit in the blond of Chrift? And to hisfecond Teffimony I (hall adde no more. The third place infifted on, is that of theApoftle i Cor.9,27. Hencehe thus argueth. 4. 21, IfPaul, after his converfion unto Chrifl, was in apo bility ofbeing, or bum-, ing a iieprobate, or call away, then may true Believersfall away both totally and finally (forfinally ever includes totally) But the Antecedent is true : Paul after his converfion, was in thepoffibilitymentioned: ergo, the Major Propafitian ( I prefume) willpale withoutcontrole. Anf. That MrGoodwin is not able tomake good eitheir ofthe Propofitions in thisfyllogifine,will evidently appeare in theconclufion ofour examination, ofwhat he:drawes forth, new andold to that purpofe; oftheMajor' he gives you only this account : Itwill pale Iprefume with out controule: but by his fa- 'your, unlefl'ecleared from ambiguity ofexprefhons and fallacy, it is not like Hhh to
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