1 13 3 The order ofthe c,ctr tobefeene,beforetheybecalled by the preachingofthcGofpcll. I I. Infants arefaidto be regenerated onelyin regardoftheir internal! qualities and incl nations,not in regardeofanymotions, or aiousofthe nrinde,will,oraffe&i- ons. And therefore theywant thofe terrorsofconfcience, whichcome before repentance as occafions thereof, in finch as areofriper yeares ofdifcretion. Againe,they arenottroubledwith thatconflit and combat betwixtthe [kill and the fpirit,wherewith thofc faithful' ones that ateoftnore yeares arc mar-: uciloufly exereifed. SP' CHAP. 36. Concerning thefarfi degreeofthe declarations ofGods loue.' He declarationofGods loue,in thofe ofyearesofdifcretion,hath efpe- cially fouredegrees.Rom.8.3o. r .Cor.i.3o. The firLI degree,isan cf e6fuall calling,wherebyafinnerbeing feue- red from theworld,isentertained intoGods familie.Eph.2.i Andcame, and preachedpeace vntoyou, which were a farre off, andto them thatweresere. z9.117'ow thereforeye arenomoreflrangers andfarraíners,but citizens with the Saínts,andofthe honfholdofgod. Of thisthere bee two parts.The firll is, Elei7ion,which isa feparationof a fintierfrom the curled cflateofall mankind. Ioh. i 5.19. Ifye wereoftheworld, theworld would loue his owner but 6ecaufeye arenet of theworld, but Ibane chofenyou out oftheworld,therefore the world hatethyou. The.fecond is,the reciprocal)donation orfree gift ofGod theFather,where- by he befloweth the fiufull man to bee fauedvpon Chrifl,and Chrifl againe aálually andmoil effe&uallyvpon thatfin full man,fo that he may boldly fay, this thing,namely Chrifl,bothGodand man,ismine, and I for my benefit and vfe,enioy the fame.Thelike wee fee in wedlocke : Thehusband faith,this wo- man is mywife,whomher parentshauegiuenuntomen,fo that,fhe being ful- lymine,Imay both haue her,°andgouerne her. Againe,the womanmay fay, thisman is mine husband,who bath bellowedhimfelfe vponme, anddoth cherifh me as his wife.Rom.8.32. He/parednot hisowneSanne, butgame him forvs.Efay 9.6. Vietovs achildisborne,andvnto vs a fesrneisgiuen.loh.Y7.2. Thou haft given him power vpon all J efh, that he/hauldgiue eternal' life to all them whomthou haflgiuen him. 6.1hauedeclaredthyname to themen which thougeneme out oftheworld: thine they were,and thougauefl themme, and they kept thy ward.7. Not, they know that allthings,nhatfoeuerthouhailgiuen me are oft hee.Iob.r0.29.MyFather,whichVise themme, isgreater then 4 44ddone isable to take themout o fmyFathers hands. Hence commeththat admirablevnion,or coniun6lion,whichis the ingraf- fing offilch as are to bee faued, into Chriflaand their growing vp together with
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