Of the .An Expojition Church. !oh.lf,l '9· from the diuell. And the reafrms commonly i A ownedifciples,f haueclw{enyouontofthewor/4, alleadged for this purpofe are ofnG moment, The fonrrh poinr, is the aCluaU or real! as may appeare. by the skanning of them. foundati<>n o!Godselechon, & that is Chrif! Fir£hhey obiect, that the Churches oftheEand therefore wee are fa id to bechofento.falBph.1, 4 • p)•elian•,ThelfaloAians, & the difperfed Iews uationinClmft. Heraufl beeconGdered two :.:hdf. f:~.~~~.~,.~~~r;~~h~;n~fce:X~~f:l~:~: ~~~~:~~·::e~~~d:ni~~~~~t:~il~~t:h1rh::i Eph,l,~ : ~·~•· .Anfw.r.There arc two kinds of iudgement to the holy Gho!l:, As hee is our Mediatcur, we '' begiuenofmen,theiudgementofcer:enty& areprede!l:inatelnhim. For when God with the iudgement ofcharity.By the fir!l: indeede; hifl!felfe had decreed to manife!l: his glory in is giucn ~n vnfallible determination of any fautng fome men by hi• mercy , hee ordaint-d mans eletlion; but it belongs vnto God prin.. further thec~eation ofman inhis ~wn im~gc~ cipally and properly: and to men butin part, yetfo as by Ins owne fa! he 01ould mfoldhimnamely,fofarre f<>rth as God !hallrcueale the felfe & all his po!l:erity vndet damnation: this e!l:ate of one man vnto·another. Now the done, he alfo decreed thatthe Word fhouid iodgement of charitie belongs vnto all men; B beincarnateactually , to redeeme th& one of and by it leaning all fectct iudgements vnto theformer mifcry, whom he had ordainedto God,we are charitablyto think,that all thofe, faluation. Chri!l: therfore himfdfe was fidl of that line in the Church of God, profe!Sing I all preddlinate as he was to be our head,& as rhemfelues robe members of Chrifi:, are inPeter [Jith,muintdbif.,.eaO wor/ds,aodwe fe. deede cletlto faluation, till God make manicondly prede!l:inate in him, bccaufe God or1 p,.,,, fdlotherwife.Andonthhmanner,andnotodained that the execution of mans eleC!ion ,•. thcrwife doe the Apo!l:les call who!eChurfhouldbeinhim.Hereifany demand,howwe Aug.<!< cheselect.!l.they arc called elect oftheprinmay be all'ured that Chri!l: in his pafsion !l:ood P' 2 d· cipallpart, and not becaufe euery member inourroomeandllead, therefolutionwilibe r:ndo rherofwas indeed dect;as it iscalledanbeape eafie,ifweciifiderthat he wasordained in the 3 ' ofcorne though the bigger part bechaffe, Seeternal! counfell of God, to be otir ft>tety and condl)•,it is alleadged, that Dauid.praies that pleadge,& tobea pnblike perfonto reprefent Pfal.69. his enemies mayhtblomdoxtofthe book£oflift, all the Elect in hisobedience& fufferings: and ,a. which isthe eleClion ofGod, and that Mifes. therefore itisthatPmrfaith; that he was defi . Exod,p. and Pautdid the like again!l: themfdues. .An f. I umdby t h•forelt...nOVIlttlgt anddemmm•tt ()Ofm. k'm 9<'• 'IJauids enemies had not their names written C foil ofGod. And'P••I, thatgrac'w"'g••mvmo 0 ' ' in the booke of life, but onely in the iudgevstbr•ughChriftlt[~<~bifOJttheworldwas. ment of men. Thus Jud.u fo long as hee wa• The fifth pointis, concerningthe number of oneofthedifciplesofChri!l:,wasacconntedas the EleCl.And that I cxprtlfed intl1efe words, -----.._ one honing his name written inheauen. Now hArhrhifenfomemt~mfobwion IfGod fhould hence itfollowes, that mens names are blotde'cree tocommunicate his glory& hismercy red ourofGods booko,when it is madecleare to all & eu<ry man,therecouid be no eleC!ioo, Aa,t.l!o zTidl,•• .. &manife!l:vntothe world,that they were neFor he that takes all,cannot be faid rochoofe, ucr indeede written there. And where Mifet Therefore Chri!l: faith, MAtryarec•lledbmfew M21, "· faith, Forgiuethem this ftn:ifnot,blotumeout of ~ere cl»fon.·Somemakethis quefiivP.,how great &6. thybo•k!: and'Paul, 1couldwijh to buaccurftt{, the number oftheelect is: and theanfwcr may &<;.their meaning was,not to fignifiethat men betHs,thattbe elect confidercd in themfdues elected to faluation !llight become reprobe innumerable, but confidered in comparibates;ondy they cellifie their zealous affeC!i- ' fon tothe whole world theyarebutfew.Hece ons,that they conld be content to be depriued it ~ollowes necdlarily? tharfauinggrace is not oftheirownc faluauon 1 ratherthen the whole vmuerfall, bur mdf'jimtc orpartteHI4r, vnlctr~: body of the people fhould p~rifh , and God IDwee will againll common ~eafon make the Iofe his o!ory. Asforthat Wb!ch Chn!l fatth, fireames more large& plentiful! then theveloh,6.7> Haut '/ ;:,tchofonyou twtiNe,andone ofyou iudiry fountaine it felfc.And this mull: excite vsalit//? id<robe vnder!l:ood, not ofeiectwn to boue all things in the world to labourto haue faluation but of deC!:ion to the office of: an feilow!hip with Chrif\,and to he partakersof ApoOle; 'whichistemporary and changeable, the fpeciall mercy ofGod in him, yea roh.lUe The thicd point , isthat there is an actuall the fame fealed vp in our hearts.Bendits tom. eleC!:ionmadein time, bedng indeed afruirof 1 . mon to all, as thclight ofthe Sunnc, &c. are Gods d<eree,,.ndanfwerabievnto it,andthernot regarded ofany.Thin~s common to few, fore I added in the defcription thefe wordes, though they be but temporal! bkfsings, are whereby hte hath chofinfome mm. All men by 1 fought for of all. God giues not rich« to all na.turt are!inners and children ofwrath, {hut 1 mcn,but to fomc more, to fome leffcJto~me vp vnder one and the fame dlate ofcondemnone. And hereupiio!tow do men likedrudges nation. Andatlloall cle8:ion is, when it pie,.. toile in the world from day today,& fro yeare feth Gcd to feuer and finglc our fome men a- . coyeare,to enrich themfcluosl Therfore,much boue there!l:,outofthis wretched e!l:atc oftht more ought men to feeke for grace mCht!(l, wid.cr.l world, and to bring them to,thckingconfidermg it is notcomm6n to all: Wc t"!luit dome ofhisown Son. Thus Chrill faith ofhis : notcontmt our fclues to firy, God IS merClful; ·---------"·--------·------·--=-~t:=ut~
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