i --~-· J mati(e of Predeftination. 61.r / IAnathe"J!Ihath fuffictentltberry, tfbytr A Thefonrth Crsmm.:ionu, . I 1 I [elf eot the narurerhcreof 11 be mclmable to Thar wee doereach, tharrhcgreatell part lrhecontraryof that which it choo[crh, and of mankind is depriued of Chritl and ··doth oftheowncaccord choofe that which it all uuinggrace. choofeth;although the fame liberrie bee go- . .dn[t~~er, 1• • uerned and one way limited by God.Where. lr mtghr haplrfeeme a <~gorous cour{c forcl am fiar of.dnfdmJUopinion,who faith: thatfomc lhould bcedepriued o( Chri!l, if I Lib.decon- AlthoHgh" bee•fneu.!Jilie thAt tho[<~hmgtdoe (o be tharthey had ncuer ar any ttme nor any cor. gcat~ & com~ r9 p.tJf~ which are forek.,r,owtu ~nd predcffi~ lVhete receiued fauinggrace. But a.JJ and eue· l.arbJ<r. r·mdirttfome thingt/o"k!}owne And predeftmaryone rec.eiued holin<lfe and happinetfe in rcJdot ,..tcomHo p•ff• by that nmj]iric ~>hich Ad•m,to~;erher with abilitie to perfeuere and l g.eth befm• thing, .ndci•feth it.' b~t by the remaine mthe fame holy and happie. ellate, [•me nmj]im"'hichfoUoweth a th•~g. For G•d tfthey had would. Bur .Aaamwould not;but doth not ca11(e, .,IJkough .bee Joeh predeflinate did ofhis mvneaccord call away rhar grace them, bJforcing tiJ~:JiU,.u b; re(ifhng ;., but by .which was bellowed on him by his Creator: le•wing them inthepowerthmof.AnHam alfo B for which beeing lofl, it isa wonder, that all ofq.,.dentiP.Jhis opinion ; who·(atth: The without exception are not damned, And Scr ;.:td lcw~i. wtrewiUing to do( that ~illwhic6.the1 did. therefore it may feerne theIciTe flungc to 3· NcoJ>hy · .A.J,erily,ifth'] h•dkin wwiUintct~d.eit,th'l oy one, ifgrace by Chri!\be againe bdlowh.cd n!ltdon~i,.llndiJil;ll borri6lefacrihdge euen cd \rpon one,and not vpon another. to thi"k; th•t God,w_h3tl 1HJt' oneLJgogJ 4ndrighSecondly I aofwcr, that ~·ec doavcry wilteous,but aifay,oo4neJfedndrighteoH[nef{e it felfe, linglyacbowledge that Chrifl died for all doth mhercomrn·tnd·, orotrmpe/1arry lhing to 6u (thcScnptureauerring to much): but wewdone,which heccondm1neth when it Mdone. But terly Jc:n,,rlll.t be died for aNanderury om athat! may in a word fully deliuer my opinililzein rc[p.e!lifGod, or as well forthe damned on,tfit be demaunded,, how thewill ofGod as cleel, and that effeClually on Gods parr. carrierhir (clfe to good or euiii,I anfwer:rhat For fir{! let vs weigh wel thewordsofChrtl!: in.agood atl God carrieth himfdfe pofrtiuef ~cued:._ne"' rou; 4ep4rtfrom me;eewor/zyrs of Math,7. 'l· ly. For firfl bee determineth the. euent o •mqume. Now to know with God is to acgood,by 1villing effetlually to workeir; and knowledge;and therefore,whomeChrill nefecondly,he inwardly mclinerh the will ofthe C uer knew, hec neuer acknowledged for hi>. creature, to doe that good which itdoth. Andrhofewhomehehathnot fometimeacThird)y, he fometimes layeth a necellirie of knowledged, he neuer bought or redeemed immurabtlitie on him that dothwell, bur yet with the prtee of his blood. And therefore it istoynedwithanex.ccediog frcedome. Afweii faith Greg~rie: Not to~now with God is to ter thiS fort the eletl Angeh doe necelfarily reiefi.Againe,ifall and euery one be effeau. obey God,yet not by conllrainr, bur greatly ally redcemed,alland euery one are reconcicouellng, and with'all the llrength of their led vnto God : becaufe tharthe forgiuenelfc will detiring it,noi beeing thereunto compeloffinnes, and rhe farisfaClion for tl>efame, led. In an euill aa, Hay that Godcarrieth are infeparably ioyned together. Yea and himfelf• prmately;notby a logicall,bur anaPa•/placetb redemption in rhe remillion of Epb>•. 7.& rural! priuation foregoing the habit,For fief! frnnes,wherc he faith: By whomc"'"hauere- Col.•, >4; he wtlleth rhar eudlcome ro pa!fe,not bydo· demption through hh 6/ood, euen the forgiucitef{e ing it himfelfe,bur by willing nor to hinderit •f(innes,Very well therefore faithPro!Jm: As it to be doneby others..Secondly,hedoth nor u Hot (ufficicntfor the renewingofmen,that Chrifl L;b,I. ICfp. mwardlylnchnethc wall to doe CUIII, but hee le(mWM' horne11hln, vnlejfothey bcrmu~da/f9 t'n pro Aug.· forfaketh, and outwardly offereth obietls D the fame fPirit, whereofhe w.u 6orne: fo it unot ob~ell.3; whicharegoodinrhemfelues. Thirdly,God (Hjftci'Htfor m•ntred<mptwn th•• Chrif/I<fiu laycth noton vs ,;any neceffirie, but adeferti· ur.ucrucifitd,vn/!ffe-we- die totuthrr tiind be !Juri. on~or wantofgrace,which once beciog,there !d with him ;, bapti[mt. Of thefe premifcs followeth the necellitieoffrnning, not as the therefore I frame this alfumption: Bur al are effect doth hiscaufe, bur asthe defetl doth oorreconciled vnro God, neither doeall rehim that forfaketh, And this lam rcfolued ceiue remHiion of frones: for then all men Pfol,n•. on, rhar Gods decree dorh altogetherorder were bleiTed;andit were notpoffible,forrhem • euery euenr, partly by mcltnmgandgenrly topenlh:wbtch trung toaffirmeof all and cbendingthewtll in all things that are good, ueryone,isverygrolfe. Thtrdly,Chrillgauc Tit.,, . and parrly byforfakmg ttto thmgsrllarareehtmfelferhat hee mtght fanloltfie vmohim- ,.,,.,:\," 1 1 uill: ond yetrhewill ofthe creatureleft vnto {elfea people pecHiiar, that is, as apretiouo ;';~;::;""' 1tfclfe, tscamed hea~longof theowneacrreafure and his o111ne gorren goodfelected ' · cord, nor of ilecdlittem tt felfe, bur contmandchofen from amongother: rherefore it gently thatway which thedecree of God de111as nor Chtills purpofe,togiuehimfclfefor termmed from eternitie.Wetherfore(rhanks aranfomeforalond euery onealtke, Fourth· \ beegiuenvnroGod) doe wirhallourhcans ly, forwhomeredemprionis ordained, ro i:\ renounce the_dotmg folltes of the Statckes them alfo isgiuen onGods part the making and the Mantchees. . ofthem fonn.. by Chrdl: bur the making of forme:.
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