.AComnw1tarie ·'Vf&~'... Cha:P·3· -- 230 f nal rMtr] onr that (11ith Lord:i Lord, foal/ enrrr into A God faid tO .A6r.hmn, ln·thre fo•O•0 tlie Gm: tlie/z!ng;domeof heaHm,Mat.f.>i. til" be 6/ejfeJ1 hee fignified the iu!lification e, I Therefore we mull labour to be indeed and uen ofrheGenrilcs by fafth:cherefore all rhat I in truth ofthe fatth of A6raham,andtowalke arc of flirh,:tucn the Gentiles, are bleiied of ' mthe fleppes•of hi.!aith. And to rhia ende. God,as Abrahamwas. {]} · "'e m•J{t doe three thinss. Firll,wc muU haue In the 8.ve1fe 1 I colifi~eHhreethings; ihe knowledge of the maine and principal! prooccaGonof the fpecch<if God to A6r•l••m, I m:fe,rouching the blelling of God 10 Chrifl, namely,Godsforel:!>owledge:the mamrer of his and of all other promif« depending on the tpecch,dupreaching of t/;e·Gojpelto Abralfam• I ptmcipall: and wemufl kno\vthefcope and and the tetlimomcit Cclle~I~ the~.&c. •.r I tenour of the1n,thatwc benordeceiued. SeTouching the occaqoj\·;firfl,it may be'deeondly, wee mull 1v1rh Abrah•mbeleeue the manded,whetherlhis foreknowledge in God po~<'er, & truth of God, 10 the accomplifhing bee a bare foreknowledge, feuered from the of thefaid promtfcs, or in the working ofour wtll ofGod,or no1Aof. No:Gods foreknowI vocation,iufltficatlon,fanchfication, glorifiB ledge IS tn all things ioyncd with his decreeor -oation;Rom.4<H. Thtrdly,we mufl by faith wtiJ. If God fhould fore-fee things to come, obey God fn allrhings,fhuuingour eye~, and and in nof01 rwill ot nill them; there'thould fuffenngour [<ilues (as it were)robeled blindbe an idleprouidence. Chrifl ..,.d<im<mJ-bJ \ ' folde by the.word ot God. T-bus did A brathe ,.,u••d for<k!>..,/edf.e'(qod,ACt.>.1J.and I -+Mm in all things, cucn in aCfionsagainU nathe Iewe!for theirparrs·didnothing in the cru' tore,Hcbr. 1 r.&ut this praCtiCe is rareamong Clfying of ChriU, 6ut 7/lAt i.hich th< band and ' vs) Forrherca'r-ethree thingswhtch preualle "unf'/1 1' qodhaddet<rminill ID ~eJone, A.!f:.i. .much among\~.s}chc louce~·worldly honflur, 2 8.Netthcr is God by this dodrine u]ade rhe r.be loueof the pleafurcs, and'the loueof ri· author offinne. For linne come to pa'tf.:;n~r che.: and wp~rerhefcbeare fway, their faith from the will of Go.d,<otit actording to his t~k(s no placri It w1ll bee [aid, rhar faith is will: in that he fore-(ce>eutU,and withall wils I much proMfed .I Anfwer, Faith was ncucr . not to hindcrthebeeingofit; and£uill nor ,,;I more profelfcdj ycr rhere was neuer lclfc true hindred,comes topalfe. •\ ... ;·\.~- -h"n .fdith. For thecommon faith ofmen,is a falft Againe,it may be demaunded•lnwb'at Of· I' 1 falt·h.For in fome it is conceiued without.the der the f01eknowledg€ of God !lands to !lis '• !.mc;mcs of trheword,prayer,facraments: and will. A•f. The forekno.,Jedge<>i tttin~sthat I : ir.~>thm, it is fcucrcd froni the purpofe of c may pollibly come to palfe, goes before·his lDOt fionmg. Now faith conceiued without will: the foreknowl•dge-of things drat fl>all the true meanes, and fa1thioyned with a purcerce"ljl come to palfe, followcs·th~\Vill .,nd I po(ctoJJueas wel1Il,ts nothing but prefumpdecree ofGod. For th1ngscomenot ro'palfe, cion. And furely,,thisisthcfauh,thoughnor becaufe riJey are foref<ene, ~Utbecatife' they I of all,y<t ofthe rnofl. · • are come to palfe according to the·will'of \ •I.Morccucr,thor which Pa•lhath [aid ofthe· God;thercfore tbcy·are forefeene,No.J then, I ch>ldrcn of Abraham, hecprooues byrhe rebccaufe foreknowledge in God,isioyneil with i fi1ruonic Qf the Galatians, in thefe words, his wtll,and is alwaies atonfequent o'rir 1 1 it is i · 1Knuw JC tbrrcfore, Ot JC k!tgw :that is, vpon ofrcn put for the counfell, wtll, and aecreeof 1 thcfayingcf Mof<~, tn the formerver[e,ye God,atio this place. .. ''U '"" I l' , 'yriur,felueskn6w rhiaro bee a truth,which I In thisrext, two thingsare to beeE88(1d~- .. "' (•id. Mark<Chere, Paul requires fuch a meared of God, foreknowledge. The 6'r~f,~who (ur~ofknowledgein bcleeuers,that they mufl or what forcfees 1 Anfwer is here nladlt;'The I '· bee able ro ludge of the gaohering of this or Scriptureforifm: that h, God forc(td, i\~d 1 that doCtrin,ollt ofthisor that place offcrip1heScrtpture records thing' forofeen-blhim. I D ' · tur~.This fhe\l'.es the conrempt ofknow1edge Henccitappearos, that ihethings"ofMo(<J inlthcfeour,daics to beegreat.: for mon mc'n are the word ofGod.Forthey for<tell rhingo l xe.ieet the j>rc"fhingof the.Gofpel, and contocome -zooo.yrarcs after, a• the ealltBg and r.enr themfclur,s·.Jith thereacbmg,and fchoobenedtelion of the Gentiles in thefe•d ofA.- I ling al na1ure. , _ _., -- . 6r•h•m. In the fame regard the writings of . ·' 8 Forthc.S.ripture forefqing;thAt God •·oH/J P•ul are the word of God. For there he re• sujllfie the GmtjlrJ throughfJitb,prcach<d b-Jor< ueales and feu downe m wnringmOie rfien ' tk! Gojpci ontoAbrahamf•Jing, lnr:m{luillaU 2ooo. yeares after, what was the mreit'tion of the Gent•les:be bi<j/<d, ,· . . God,when hcfaid to A6rAh•m, lnthe<fo•UaO 1 ,u 9 Sqthen, fbe7 which.r.e of fitith: "'e6i•Jfed the Gcnlihs be6/eflid. .·-· i i !'ithfajthfu/1Abraham. · Thefecond poim is,what is forefc<rie1An- ' · . Again(\-tbe argumenc itNhe two form eo fiver is made, tiJAt GDd iuPtfinh the Gn~tiln, I ve.rfes,a dQubr.. or exception mighrbeemdo~ that is, G_,gdwill as cerrainely iu!lifiethem in ucd,on this manner: Wee..graunt,thar they rime to Come,as1f he had then done it,when I .which arc.of tbe faith of A6r~h•m, are iu(ii. hee fpa&e'rhewords.' Some reach, tharrhe fied as he was, fo they belcwos,and not GenJ PredeOination of God,is his d<cree,irl which qles. Now~~his.doubt, exception, or obietti..~ he purpofeth roredeemc,and iufli6c all men, rzLHl,Pau/rembou.csintbefevcrfcs,thus:When of otll ages, and times, fo bee it they wiH I beleeue, -
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