16oS ' ~ Treatije ofP redejiination• . euerla£lmgloue and lauour, paffing by the A is the Mediarour, he is predel1inated him .I rdt, and by tak1ng maketh them ve!fcls of fclfe. mercyandhonour:andthisaClisofrhefole_ The promifing io rhar, whmby Chri!l will ofGod , w11hour any refpect eJth<r ot hoeing f10m eremitic ordained fcrrhe falualgoodoreuJJlinthecrearure. AndGoddoth tion and fpirirualllife of men, is rcu..Ied nong nonc,although hcchufc not all; beand offered vntothem, together with grace caufe he JS 11cd ro none: and becaufc he bath to be obramcd by him : this promile is vni· abfolutcfoucra~gntJe and aurhortllc oucr all uerfallin rrfpeCl ofall andeucry one t~at do creatures.We thatare but men gmc lcaue vnbelccuc:loh. 3·' G, God foluutd the ,.ortd;h,u """ ~o ~en,efpeca~llyvnto o~r fr1ends, to doeat he h.tthgiutn !i1 one!y hegottt" Sotmt, th•t cHtT] thw plea(ure 10 many thmgs as they them. onttbat belnutthinJ.imfhouldnotptrifh. Ioh. G. (clueshG, and to vfe thmowne iiltfcrettons. 47.Heth•t bd,.•tthi•m• lwhbjeeutrl•fling. Tlterich man is kind to which poorepcrfon Mattb.u .>8.ComevntomtAUJeth•t•rew... he plcafetb; a'nd ofbeggcrshec doth adopt rie•ndt.dm,••dJ,.iUtA(e;••· Mark. tG. tG. one, and .,,iJ not adol't anoth<r, aud that Htthat fh•Ubeleeue,and be b•ptioc.td.ftab be(•· ~·Jthoor offcnng any rnrur1e. Now that hberotd,but he thAt »•ill n•t bt!ttue fh•ll be dAmned, tic, whJchweeyecldvnto man, mu(! much B ACI.to.43· Thattbroughbtsn•m..!lth.tb•- morc be granted vnto God. lutu in him,fonllrtctiHtremiffir;n iffin•u. AB. Thefccond aCl rs rhc purpofe of [auing or 1 H 9. BJ him eurryontth•t belee•rrh,inufitficontcrringglory, whereby be doth ordame rd, Rom.t,tG. The GofPt!liJthtporm of Gud I or fet apart the v;ery fame men, which were to[11/uation to eu(rJone thAr bdrtueth. .Rom. rofailio Adam, vntofaluarion and ccldliall to.4.Chrijl ittbe;nd ofthtl•••for righmufnu glory. ThJSatlis in no wife ro bee fcuered vnt"H"J <ne that btletutth. Gal.3·"· T~e from the former, but to bee ditlingUIOJed in Scrt"pture hAtI: concludedAIIrmdtrjiMr, thAt thr I '_ thc 1 m 1 dindc(fofr ord;rs fakcb,anhd f';' the better prum•{chbJ thh•P·b·,h ~~ !efur Chri{f foculd h givn o. ing o ir:) lOf as y t c 10rmermen mntot tmt at clrnu. wereordain~d vntogracc,fo by this latter the Wirhrhcprom1fe there is ioyned an e'X· meancsarelubordaaned whereby grace may hortation, or commaundemcnr to bdteue: beconfcrr;dand manifdled: and th~reforc •·hich is more generall 1hen rhe prornife; this latrerruakerh • way forthe cxecutio •nd becaufcthe 'promife is made oocly ro.bdeeaccompiifhingofrhc:former.Morcouer,this uers; bur rhe commaundtment is giuento act harh no inward impulliue caufe ouer and bcleeucro & vnbclecucrs alfo. For the cleCl befidcthegood pleafure of God: and it is C aremmglcdw11hthe wicked in the fame af. with regard to ChriG thcMediator,in whom fcn1blies:and therefore the Mmillers ofthe all are elecrcd to grace and {aluation;and to Gofpell ought indifferently to exhort all and dreame ofany declton ourof him, is againll euery one to repent, confidcring that they all fenfe: becaufe he is the foundation of eleare altogcrhrr ignoranr,who, and bo•·many c.'lion to be e~ccuted, in regardofthe begin· be elcCled,and bee to be conuerred; More· nmg,rhe meanes,and the end. Lalily,thisaCl ouer, God by exhortations to repentane<, is nor ofmeotobecreated as was the former, meaneth ro leauc thole withcut fXcufeJ InReuel. but ofmen f•lneaway. Therefore in tbisaCl whomche doth feewill ntuerrcpenr. So Ab· P-3•'•'• God refpct!cth the corrupted maffcof manbot loAChim faith: It behooNtth them topreach kmd. forthee/r[h{a~e, and udtclllrt 'llttfo. mm the Furthermore, inthis fecond act there are wordriflife,>hat theirlight m•Jfoine~ifort mm, nue degrees' the ordaimng ofaMediarour, ana thAt thtJ m•Jfatttn the heartt iftheeltil h the promili"g of him beeing ordained, the annointing the,,.ith th< oyle tf(Piritualdollrin" cxhJbttingofhin> beeingpromifed, the ap· ~utf"thtrepro~Aif, ligareaquam ccdo, to tie !'2rt· 4 ·t.7· plying of him bccing exh•bircd,or tobeeex· rhewattr i•thtclowdes. And againc, L'fl the bibtted, and the accomplilhmenrofrhc ap- D reprob•tefoouldhAuuxcuft, And for the tleil . plication. It is not vnl1kc winch Ber•.rd .-hichare ""''"! thtm, the mtfmgtr br'."ftlfe Pt~r7~:b1;_ 1(airh,Thek!_ngdo'?'e~fGo~iJ grAntttd '. promife~, Pull/ bc_(ent, whodotb nit ond1prellchthu 1~ feenu~. P mani[efled, recwud. /rugr~tu~trdtn f1~ArJl.lCT!11UI1:Vtre f.or fe;;re.J.. bHt "}tth ~l(o ~1th 11 r.Aticn,promi{ed in vocArion, maniJefltdmtuflifi· loude votce,whtch miiJ buheardf•rrtoff, 11ndof ctttion,iNioJedor rteeiuedint,lortfication. ~limen 11l(o. Some arewont ro fay, that Gods I The ordaining ofa Medratour is tl1a1, commaundement hy this meancs dotb O· I ! whereby rho fecond perfon !:ccingthe Sonne uar~warthis <leercc: becaufc be commaunofGod,isappolnred from alleternitie to bee derh thar,which bewlllcrhnotto effca. Dur \ a Med~atour bctwccneGod him[clfe&men. I anfwcr, 6rll, that God in hiscommaunde· P And hence it is, that Pmr faith, that Chri{f mtn" and prom1fes dorhnotvttcr wha~fc•· J ~f'~;:~;;~_0"iw.uforel~rJwnciNfore tbcfoundlltionof thewwld. ucr he bathdecrced,botdo!hinparrcnd_yfo ! '"· lAnd wcllfairh Angu~mc, that Chri{f w.u prefarre forth propound his will, as hekno•rerh dcf/iuattd tubceeu• htad. Forbowfocuor as it expcdienr for the Caluauon of the elect, ,hee i• (',.<<)rhefub(lantiall •·ord of the Faand rhegoucrningofall. By hiscommandc• 1 rher,or theSonne, he doth predellinarcwith menu,rherefore hethcwerh what hee ltkcrb, I (rheFather, and theholyGhofl; yct.u hee & wh:~t he wiJlcrh rhar w(' lhoold Cot<? ham, not
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