the Eptille`ts the Galatians. Chap.4.. (' 36 t fed. Forhe makes men to doe.that which hecommands. Ezec. 36.2b. hcgiues thewill and the decde,Phi1.2. i 3. fo as man cf- feftually called, cannot but come.Ioh.6.4.5. It may be faide , that this is to abolifh all freedome of will. An¡ It fufEccth to the hbertie ofthe will , that it be free from S compullion : for coniraint takes away the libertieofthe will, and not neccllitie. Secondly, the determinationof mans will by the will ofGod, is the libertieofthe will, andnot the bon- dage thereof : for this is perfcEt libertie,when mans wit is con- formable to thewill of God. TO zy But as he which was borne according to the fleíh, perfecuted him that was borneafter the fpirit,fo is it now. There wordes, arean anfwer toanObieEtion, on thisman- ner. We are hated ofthe Iewcs: and thereforewe are not the childrenofpromife. The anfwer is twofold. One in this verle, to thus, Nomaruell : this is the old falhion: it was thus in Abra- hams familie. For Ifìnael (borne after the flefli) perfecutod I. far: (borneafter the fpicit:) and fo irisat thisday. Obferue , that there isa perpetual) enmitieandoppofition, betwecne trtie beiceuers and hypocrites. God'pat enmitie be- te ' tooeene thefeede oftheferpent , and thefeede of the woman. Gen. ' 3.1 S.Theworld hatesthem that are chofenout ofthe world. Ioh. i 5. 19. Carnali mencannot abide that their opinions and doings,fhouldbe iudged,and condemnedof others.loh.3.20. And hence comes theoppofition that is betweene beleeuers, 3-0 and 'hypocrites , who cannot abide fuel' as are not like them- felues. This hatred andoppofition , lhewes it Idle inperfecution : ofwhich, three things are to be confidered. The firft is, whoperfecutes?Ai[Carnali Ifmaelites,fuchas 35' areofthe fame religion and familie with Ifaac. Thus the 'ewes perfecuted their owne Prophets, and the Theffalonians were petfecuted oftheir ownprophets.' .Thef.2.' 4. Thus Priefls 1 and Icfuits,that hauebin hertofore bornc,baptifed,&brought vp among vs, are the caufesof many feditions , confpiracics, Zz s and, E
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