of f luatíon and damnation: 137 CHAP. 35. Ofthe degrees efexecuting godsdecree ofEIeCaion. VE haue hitherto declared theoutward 'limes,wherebyGods de- / cree is executed. Now followthedegrees ofexecuting the fame. r The degrees are innumber two. The loueofGod, and the de- clarationofhis loue.Eph.r .6.Tothepraifoftheglerie ofhisgrace,wherçn t:b be bathmade vsaccepted inhis blots' d. 9. e./Indbathopenedveto vs the my, f ti B- rieofhiswill,according tohisgoodpleafure,which hebathptarpofed in hive. Gods lone is that, whcrebyGod doth freely loueall fuck asare chofen in Chrialefus, though in themfelues altogether corrupt. r. Ioh..4. 19. tree lotted him,6ecaufehe lottedvsf:rfl.Rom. 5.8. Godfetteth out his loue towards vs,fee ina that,whilewe wereyetjînners,Chr/diedfor vs. i o, Forifhen s-ce averee. neonies,we were reconciled to Godly thedeath ofhisfonte,mich, more we being reconciled,/hafibeftuedby his lift The declarationofGods loue is two-fold. The fira,towards infants elected to faluation the fecond,towards men ofriper yeares. The declaration ofGods loue towardsinfants,is on this manner. Infants atreadieeleóed, albeit they in thewombe of their mother before. they wereborne,or prefentlyafter, depart this life, they,I fay, being aftera fe- cret and vnfpeakable manner byGods fpirit engrafted into Chrißt,obtaine ea, ternall faluation. r .Cor.i 2.i 3. By onefirstweeareall baptizedintoonebodie, whether !ewes,or Grecians,or6ond,orfree,and hauebeenallmade todrinke into enef ftirit. Luk, r.3 5. The fngel1anfnered andfaidveto her, The holy Ghofp /hallcome upon thee,andthepowerofthemoll Highfhallouer(hadow thee: ther- fore alfit that holy thing, whichfhallbe borne ofthee,(hall be calledtheSonne of God. 4.1. Anditcame topaffe, as Elizabeth heard theftlutationofMarte, the babe f firang inherbellie,andElizabeth wasfilledwiththe holy Ghofi. 64. And hismouthwas openedimmediaty,and histongue loofcd,andhefpal¿eandpraifed God. So.. end thechildgrew,and waxedflrong injfirit. 'ere.' .5. Before Ifor- med thee in the/OMbedk iew thee, andbefore thoucamefit out ofthewombe, I fanilift'd thee. IBali the manner of infants faluation fecret and vnfpeakeable , becaufe L theywant atuall faith toreceiueChrifi: foraduall.faithneceffarilyprelüp_ pofethaknowledgeof Gods free promde, the which he that beleeueth, doth applie vntohimfelfe : but thisinfants cannot any`airspofUblyperforme.And freely ifinfintsfllouldhaue faith actually, theygene ally either lofe it when they cometomenseftate,or at leanchew no fignes the eof bothwhich they, could not doe, if before they had received aauall faith. Niaywee gee that in tholeofriper yeares therearenotfomuch as the. fbadowesorforksof fiirh iro
RkJQdWJsaXNoZXIy OTcyMjk=